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Clayton, Ohio
Location of Clayton, Ohio
Location within Montgomery County, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°51′5″N 84°18′40″W / 39.85139, -84.31111
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Montgomery
Area
- Total	18.6 sq mi (48.1 km²)
- Land	18.4 sq mi (47.8 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
Elevation GR3	1,001 ft (305 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	13,347
- Density	723.7/sq mi (279.4/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	45315
Area code(s)	937
FIPS code	39-15644GR2
GNIS feature ID	1056811GR3

Clayton is a city in Montgomery and Miami Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,347 at the 2000 census. In 1998, Clayton merged with the remainder of Montgomery County's Randolph Township.

Clayton is located at 39°51′5″N, 84°18′40″W (39.851461, -84.311212).^GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.6 square miles (48.1 km²), of which, 18.4 square miles (47.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.59%) is water.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 13,347 people, 4,975 households, and 3,850 families residing in the city. The population density was 723.7 people per square mile (279.5/km²). There were 5,193 housing units at an average density of 281.6/sq mi (108.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 87.14% White, 9.87% African American, 0.15% Native American, 1.45% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 4,975 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,625, and the median income for a family was $67,250. Males had a median income of $45,569 versus $29,261 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,569. About 3.3% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Clayton is served by Montgomery County's Northmont City School District, which operates the following schools:

• Northmont High School
• Northmont Middle School
• Englewood Elementary
• Englewood Hills Elementary
• Northmoor Elementary
• Northwood Elementary
• O. R. Edgington Elementary
• Phillipsburg Elementary
• Union Elementary

• Jesse "Pop" Haines, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Joseph G. Lapointe Jr awarded Medal of Honor

• Clayton, Ohio is at coordinates 39°51′05″N 84°18′40″W / 39.851461, -84.311212Coordinates: 39°51′05″N 84°18′40″W / 39.851461, -84.311212

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Ohio
County seat: Troy
Cities	Clayton | Huber Heights | Piqua | Tipp City | Troy | Union
Villages	Bradford | Casstown | Covington | Fletcher | Laura | Ludlow Falls | Pleasant Hill | Potsdam | West Milton
Townships	Bethel | Brown | Concord | Elizabeth | Lost Creek | Monroe | Newberry | Newton | Spring Creek | Staunton | Union | Washington
Other localities	Brandt | Conover | Phoneton | West Charleston

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Ohio
County seat: Dayton
Cities	Brookville | Carlisle | Centerville | Clayton | Dayton | Englewood | Huber Heights | Kettering | Miamisburg | Moraine | Oakwood | Riverside | Springboro | Trotwood | Union | Vandalia | West Carrollton
Villages	Farmersville | Germantown | New Lebanon | Phillipsburg | Verona
Townships	Butler | Clay | German | Harrison | Jackson | Jefferson | Miami | Perry | Washington
Census-designated places	Drexel | Fort McKinley | Northridge | Shiloh | Woodbourne-Hyde Park
Other locality	Pyrmont