The Century Farms Program recognizes and honors those individuals who have owned the farm land for 100 years or more.
The program began in 1976 as part of the Bicentennial Celebration.
There are 182 Century Farms in Clay County as March, 2019.
| Name Last First | City | Origin Year | Award Year |
| Adams Lori S. | Spencer | 1888 | 1992 |
| Albers Benjamin and Carol | Royal | 1882 | 1984 |
| Amundrud Dennis Somers & Patricia | Everly | 1892 | 1993 |
| Anderson Deane G. | Greenville | 1886 | 1987 |
| Bailey Ray V. | Royal | 1870 | 1976 |
| Bailey Elsie | Royal | 1871 | 1976 |
| Bailey Gayle L. | Everly | 1886 | 1988 |
| Baish Janice and Karl | Linn Grove | 1882 | 1984 |
| Barglof Parker Fred | Greenville | 1899 | 2004 |
| Batcheler Loyd & Marjorie | Dickens | 1908 | 2008 |
| Beving Merlin J. | Everly | 1893 | 1993 |
| Beving Dick & Beverly | Spencer | 1908 | 2008 |
| Beving Dick & Beverly | Spencer | 1902 | 2008 |
| Bovey Edna M. | Everly | 1870 | 1976 |
| Breidinger Orville & Dorothy | Spencer | 1895 | 1995 |
| Burr Richard & Carol | Sioux Rapids | 1896 | 1996 |
| Carlson Oscar V. & Marilyn L. (Jones) | Linn Grove | 1889 | 2010 |
| Carpenter Warren Edward | Dickens | 1878 | 1978 |
| Carpenter Alvin | Linn Grove | 1895 | 1998 |
| Chamberlain Leland | Spencer | 1872 | 1976 |
| Chatterton Gale | Peterson | 1895 | 1997 |
| Chenhall Residuary Trust Glen J. & Barbara G. | Spencer | 1917 | 2017 |
| Christensen Durward C. | Royal | 1899 | 2000 |
| Christensen Harold | Spencer | 1882 | 1982 |
| Clark Ruthann & Steven & Kevin | Dickens | 1889 | 1996 |
| Clark Robert C. | Peterson | 1872 | 1977 |
| Clark George | Peterson | 1877 | 1985 |
| Conrad Lois M. | Linn Grove | 1880 | 1992 |
| Cook James A. | Webb | 1882 | 1991 |
| Culver Edith | Dickens | 1872 | 1976 |
| Cummings Helen | Hartley | 1895 | 1995 |
| Cushman Bernadine Milton | Spencer | 1889 | 1992 |
| Dean Jerry R. & Rheta L. | Peterson | 1888 | 1989 |
| Dolvin Joy V. | Spencer | 1860 | 1980 |
| Durst Clifford J. & Ardell L. | Spencer | 1912 | 2013 |
| Eldridge Trust Donald T | Terril | 1896 | 1997 |
| Evans Gerald | Dickens | 1895 | 1995 |
| Fell Viola M. | Everly | 1889 | 1992 |
| Fell Lewis E. & Mary A. | Everly | 1888 | 1991 |
| Forbes Rachel Sorenson | Spencer | 1901 | 2002 |
| French Dale and Vera | Peterson | 1883 | 1984 |
| Fuller Quintus | Spencer | 1886 | 2009 |
| Gadsby Dwight Maxon | Dickens | 1886 | 1988 |
| Galbraith Arlene | Dickens | 1910 | 2013 |
| Geisinger Arch C.,David W.,Robert B.,Harold V. | Sioux Rapids | 1900 | 2000 |
| Geisinger David W. | Linn Grove | 1914 | 2014 |
| Gillette Doris M. | Spencer | 1894 | 2000 |
| Gloyd Francis Wilson | Spencer | 1872 | 1977 |
| Glunz Farm Trust | Webb | 1892 | 1993 |
| Gooddale Deane A. | Spencer | 1885 | 1986 |
| Gottschall Irene M. | Sioux Rapids | 1909 | 2010 |
| Griffin Thomas & Arlene | Everly | 1892 | 1994 |
| Griffin Terry & Brenda | Spencer | 1896 | 2004 |
| Gustin Duane | Dickens | 1903 | 2003 |
| Haaland Helen M. | Royal | 1881 | 1982 |
| Haberman Roger | Everly | 1901 | 2010 |
| Hagedorn Estate T.C. | Royal | 1875 | 1976 |
| Hansen Ernest L | Dickens | 1911 | 2011 |
| Hargrave William David & Diane K. | Dickens | 1910 | 2012 |
| Hargrave William David & Diane K. | Dickens | 1890 | 2012 |
| Hargrave, Jr. Charles O. | Dickens | 1877 | 1977 |
| Hartmann James | Everly | 1888 | 1988 |
| Hartmann Clifford H. | Everly | 1888 | 1988 |
| Hegel Tom & Mary Jo | Peterson | 1911 | 2011 |
| Heikens Bernard, Donald, and Dale | Everly | 1884 | 1984 |
| Heikens Dr. George | Spencer | 1907 | 2009 |
| Heuck John & Nancy | Everly | 1913 | 2013 |
| Heywood Hortense B. | Peterson | 1858 | 1976 |
| Holthues Ralph L. | Linn Grove | 1889 | 1991 |
| Huberg Charles & Loueen | Royal | 1914 | 2014 |
| Hyde C. Remington & Ethel | Peterson | 1899 | 2005 |
| Jensen Farms, Inc. | Everly | 1901 | 2003 |
| Jespersen V. LaVone | Linn Grove | 1897 | 1998 |
| Jessen Kelly Joe | Everly | 1895 | 2004 |
| Johnson Thomas H. and Barbara S. | Royal | 1885 | 2001 |
| Johnson Dean L. & Lois A. | Webb | 1912 | 2012 |
| Jones Wendell and Marilyn | Linn Grove | 1877 | 1981 |
| Jones Carl O. & Lillian E. | Linn Grove | 1889 | 1991 |
| Kaus David and Debbra | Spencer | 1900 | 2001 |
| Kehoe Eugene T. | Spencer | 1893 | 1994 |
| Kelley Kathryn E. | Spencer | 1917 | 2017 |
| Ketelsen Theodore H. | Everly | 1903 | 2003 |
| Ketelsen John | Everly | 1902 | 2005 |
| Kilpatrick Kent and Lanette | Spencer | 1902 | 2002 |
| King Larry | Dickens | 1909 | 2016 |
| Kirchner John, Elmer & Jacob | Peterson | 1858 | 1976 |
| Kirchner Farm Group | Peterson | 1876 | 1984 |
| Koenck Arlene E. | Spencer | 1878 | 1987 |
| Kramer Minnie and John | Moneta | 1890 | 1991 |
| Kramer LaVonne | Everly | 1900 | 2001 |
| Kruse Roger H. & Betty J. | Peterson | 1894 | 1995 |
| LaBrant Robert L. | Spencer | 1883 | 1989 |
| Lambros, Inc. | Royal | 1905 | 2005 |
| Larsen Lois Rossiter | Spencer | 1912 | 2012 |
| Larsen Oliver and Amy | Linn Grove | 1885 | 1985 |
| Larson James A. | Peterson | 1892 | 1993 |
| Lauck James L. | Spencer | 1894 | 1994 |
| Lawrence Bettie | Spencer | 1893 | 1994 |
| Loomis Winona R. | Ayrshire | 1915 | 2015 |
| Loomis Winona Reed | Webb | 1905 | 2005 |
| Lorenz James P. | Spencer | 1881 | 1982 |
| Lowe E.R. | Sioux Rapids | 1880 | 1983 |
| Lundbeck Henry Orlin & Mary Jane | Royal | 1887 | 1994 |
| Lundberg Roger | Peterson | 1882 | 1990 |
| Lyster Judy Jackson | Dickens | 1897 | 2012 |
| Mammen Katherine A. | Spencer | 1913 | 2014 |
| Marker Karl Francis | Webb | 1872 | 1977 |
| McCrill LaVonne | Spencer | 1891 | 2006 |
| McDaniel Trust Janice | Sutherland | 1901 | 2008 |
| Meyer Verland & Arlene | Everly | 1890 | 1993 |
| Mileham Dorothy Cross | Webb | 1903 | 2003 |
| Milleman Helen Sarah | Spencer | 1880 | 1992 |
| McCluney Samuel C. | Dickens | 1885 | 1985 |
| Milton Duane & Arlene | Spencer | 1913 | 2014 |
| Mori Vivian P. | Everly | 1885 | 1989 |
| Mori Verlene M. | Everly | 1890 | 1997 |
| Mortensen Mae Louise | Spencer | 1888 | 1988 |
| Mortensen Mae Louise | Dickens | 1893 | 1993 |
| Mortensen Ronald E. and Lois L. | Spencer | 1900 | 2000 |
| Nelson Arlene Goyette | Royal | 1883 | 2005 |
| Nelson Irven & Bernice Reng | Sioux Rapids | 1875 | 1976 |
| Nelson E.A. Bill | Ruthven | 1887 | 2006 |
| Nelson Gary & Hattie Lee | Sioux Rapids | 1884 | 1995 |
| Nelson Edwin | Ruthven | 1890 | 2006 |
| Noll W.F. | Spencer | 1883 | 1989 |
| Nolting Lambert & Jeanne | Milford | 1900 | 2007 |
| Olson Oscar E. | Greenville | 1898 | 2000 |
| Olson Viola and Raymond | Terril | 1884 | 1984 |
| Parsons Trust Elmer | Webb | 1888 | 2013 |
| Petersen Lindell R. | Spencer | 1895 | 2002 |
| Peterson (Jipson) Floyd & Lois | Hartley | 1869 | 1997 |
| Powell Ruth A. | Linn Grove | 1886 | 1986 |
| Pullen Bonnie M. | Spencer | 1913 | 2013 |
| Reed, Jr. Mary Louise and Ivan D. | Spencer | 1900 | 2001 |
| Reed, Jr. Mary Louise and Ivan D. | Spencer | 1901 | 2001 |
| Rossiter Lon | Spencer | 1912 | 2012 |
| Sampson Trust Russell | Terril | 1910 | 2013 |
| Sanderson Leah F. | Webb | 1889 | 2011 |
| Scharnberg Robert L. | Everly | 1888 | 1988 |
| Scharnberg Eliza | Everly | 1902 | 2003 |
| Scharnberg Robert & Mildred | Everly | 1893 | 1995 |
| Schmid Erma A. | Spencer | 1892 | 1996 |
| Schmidt Arvin & Muriel | Hartley | 1905 | 2005 |
| Schomaker Barbara | Greenville | 1911 | 2011 |
| Schroeder Ethel E. | Spencer | 1880 | 1999 |
| Schroeder Trust Gertie | Spencer | 1901 | 2002 |
| Schueneman Leo | Spencer | 1882 | 1983 |
| Simington David C. | Spencer | 1870 | 1976 |
| Sindt Arnold F. | Everly | 1901 | 2002 |
| Smith Tim & Rita | Webb | 1901 | 2009 |
| Smith Dorothy | Ruthven | 1897 | 1998 |
| Sonius Jim & Cindy | Spencer | 1908 | 2008 |
| Sorenson Joel & Ellen | Dickens | 1899 | 2003 |
| Steffen Shirley | Everly | 1895 | 2004 |
| Stevens, et al. Durward | Storm Lake | 1886 | 1986 |
| Stoner Richard and Mavis | Peterson | 1881 | 1985 |
| Stukey Walter Kenneth | Spencer | 1890 | 1990 |
| Swan Robert C. | Dickens | 1917 | 2017 |
| Swanson Robert A. | Spencer | 1885 | 1990 |
| Swanson Marcia Zielstra | Terril | 1913 | 2013 |
| Swanson Robert A. | Spencer | 1888 | 1990 |
| Swart Catherine Irene | Dickens | 1879 | 1979 |
| Taylor Roy E. | Dickens | 1882 | 1983 |
| Thomsen Joyce | Royal | 1902 | 2011 |
| Thomsen Bernard P. | Spencer | 1882 | 1984 |
| Toland Dean | Dickens | 1900 | 2002 |
| Toland Jim L. | Ruthven | 1894 | 1995 |
| Underwood Murray and David | Peterson | 1876 | 1977 |
| Vanderhoff Larry R. & Anna | Ruthven | 1910 | 2010 |
| Varney Farm Co., LLC | Terril | 1889 | 2013 |
| Vaubel John & Wendy | Royal | 1883 | 1993 |
| Volmer Estate Arthur | Spencer | 1893 | 1994 |
| Wade Lowell & Alyce | Spencer | 1899 | 2000 |
| Walrath Warner C. and Julia M. | Peterson | 1884 | 1985 |
| Warren Harry V. | Peterson | 1872 | 1976 |
| Watts Lillian Heikens Spain | Dickens | 1879 | 1985 |
| Weber Frances | Spencer | 1900 | 2010 |
| Wetherell Mariana | Peterson | 1897 | 2005 |
| Whitford Thelma | Ruthven | 1873 | 1976 |
| Winn Leora | Spencer | 1903 | 2003 |
| Worthen Leslie | Greenville | 1910 | 2010 |
| Zieman Donald W. | Peterson | 1883 | 2004 |