Welcome to Clayton ...

The city of Clayton is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Clayton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Clayton: KLAY-tuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clayton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clayton has a population of 13,223 people<4> (see below for details).

Clayton is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Clayton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Clayton lies within the (937) area code.

Websites for Clayton ...

Official Website: www.clayton.oh.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clayton had an population of 13,223 people. This is an increase of 0.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clayton had a population of 13,209 people. This makes Clayton the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Clayton represents 0.11% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 134th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,209 people, the population of Clayton decreased 1.03% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,347 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Clayton.

Communities Also Named Clayton ...

While we believe that this Clayton is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Clayton. Those communities are located in the following counties: Adams and Miami County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 48 communities that are also named Clayton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (3), Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clayton.

Communities near Clayton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clayton.

• Dayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <6>
• Kettering
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettering
  • Kettering is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettering <6>
• Beavercreek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
  • Beavercreek is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <6>
• Huber Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Heights
  • Huber Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huber Heights <6>
• Fairborn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
  • Fairborn is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <6>
• Troy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
• Riverside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <6>
• Centerville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <6>
• Piqua
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <6>
• Miamisburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miamisburg
  • Miamisburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miamisburg <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Clayton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clayton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clayton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clayton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Clayton. See our Newspapers Page for Clayton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clayton ...

Looking for more information about Clayton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clayton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clayton.

Adding Clayton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clayton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Clayton was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Clayton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clayton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clayton: www.clayton.oh.us/

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/