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Time Zone: Clayton County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Elkader is the Seat for Clayton County.

Clayton County was founded December 21, 1837.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clayton had a population of 17,549 people. This is a decrease of 2.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 18,080 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clayton represented 0.59% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Clayton County:

  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton is located in Clayton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Elkader
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elkader is located in Clayton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <2>
  • Elkport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Elkport is located in Clayton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Farmersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Farmersburg is located in Clayton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Garber
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Garber is located in Clayton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Garnavillo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Guttenberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Luana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Luana is located in Clayton County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luana <2>
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    • Marquette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McGregor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Monona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Monona is located in Clayton County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
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    • North Buena Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Buena Vista is located in Clayton County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Osterdock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Osterdock is located in Clayton County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Saint Olaf
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Strawberry Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Volga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Volga is located in Clayton County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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