Clayton, Ohio

Clayton, Ohio
Talmadge Road
Talmadge Road
Motto: 
"The Learning Community"
Location in Montgomery County and the state of Ohio.
Location in Montgomery County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 39°52′08″N 84°19′45″W / 39.86889°N 84.32917°W / 39.86889; -84.32917
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesMontgomery
Government
 • MayorMike Stevens
 • Council MembersTim Gorman, Brendan Bachman, Ryan Farmer, Kenneth C. Henning, Tina Kelly, Greg Merkle
Area
 • Total
18.58 sq mi (48.13 km2)
 • Land18.51 sq mi (47.95 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation955 ft (291 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
13,310
 • Estimate 
(2023)[3]
13,222
 • Density718.99/sq mi (277.60/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
45315
Area code(s)937, 326
FIPS code39-15644[4]
GNIS feature ID2397639[2]
Websitehttp://www.clayton.oh.us/

Clayton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,310 at the 2020 census.[5] A suburb of Dayton, it is part of the Dayton metropolitan area.

The city was named after John Clayton, a War of 1812 veteran.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clayton, Ohio
  3. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2022.