Clayton, Missouri | |
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 Clayton high-rises seen from the Moorlands | |
 Location in Missouri | |
 U.S. Census Map | |
| Coordinates: 38°38′40″N 90°19′49″W / 38.64444°N 90.33028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | St. Louis |
| Settled | 1877 |
| Incorporated | 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council city |
| • Mayor | Michelle Harris |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.51 sq mi (6.49 km2) |
| • Land | 2.51 sq mi (6.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,355 |
| • Density | 6,919.9/sq mi (2,671.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| ZIP code | 63105 |
| Area code | 314 |
| FIPS code | 29-14572[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393548[2] |
| Website | City of Clayton |
Clayton is a city in and the county seat of St. Louis County, Missouri, and borders the independent city of St. Louis. The population was 17,355 at the 2020 census.[4] Organized in 1877, the city was named after Ralph Clayton, a citizen who donated the land for the St. Louis County courthouse.[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clayton, Missouri
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "2020 Census Results". Census.gov. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 359.