Clayton, Delaware

Clayton, Delaware
Main Street in Clayton
Main Street in Clayton
Etymology: John Middleton Clayton
Location of Clayton in Kent County, Delaware.
Location of Clayton in Kent County, Delaware.
Clayton is located in Delaware
Clayton
Clayton
Location within the state of Delaware
Clayton is located in the United States
Clayton
Clayton
Clayton (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°17′26″N 75°38′04″W / 39.29056°N 75.63444°W / 39.29056; -75.63444
Country United States
State Delaware
CountyKent, New Castle
Cargo Hub1765
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorNick Smith
Area
 • Total1.95 sq mi (5.04 km2)
 • Land1.95 sq mi (5.04 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation46 ft (14 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,961
 • Density2,033.37/sq mi (785.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
19938
Area code302
FIPS code10-15440
GNIS feature ID213805[2]
Websitewww.clayton.delaware.gov

Clayton is a town in Kent and New Castle counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. Located almost entirely in Kent County, it is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,918 at the 2010 census.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clayton, Delaware
  3. ^ "The Delaware Census State Data Center". Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2014.