Clinton 69343 (MM 98)

Clinton got its start in the 1880s when the Fremont, Elkhorn, & Missouri Valley Railroad was extended there, but the town was not incorporated as a village until 1920.

Clinton once had a full complement of businesses, including a hotel, bank, garage, dance hall , post office , grocery stores and filling stations.

At one time, there was a potato cellar, poultry processing plant, and cereal factory which produced puffed wheat.

Today, all that remains in the town are two churches, a school, an elevator and 33 residents.

A hill located south of Clinton was the site of the last cross burning and meeting conducted by the local Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s.

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 30 people, 16 households, and 11 families residing in the village. The population density was 319.7 inhabitants per square mile (123.4/km²). There were 17 housing units at an average density of 181.1 per square mile (69.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.67% White, and 3.33% from two or more races.