Clayton, Ohio facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Clayton, Ohio
City
Talmadge Road
Motto(s):  "The Learning Community"
Location in Montgomery County and the state of Ohio.
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Montgomery
Area
• Total	18.58 sq mi (48.13 km2)
• Land	18.51 sq mi (47.95 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation	1,001 ft (305 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	13,310
• Density	716.36/sq mi (276.54/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45315
Area code(s)	937, 326
FIPS code	39-15644
GNIS feature ID	1056811
Website	http://www.clayton.oh.us/

Clayton is a city in Montgomery county in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,310 at the 2020 United States census. A suburb of Dayton. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The city was named after John Clayton, a War of 1812 veteran.

Geography

Clayton is located at 39°51′38.38″N 84°21′18.29″W / 39.8606611°N 84.3550806°W / 39.8606611; -84.3550806 (39.86066, -84.35508).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.60 square miles (48.17 km²), of which 18.51 square miles (47.94 km²) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km²) is water.

In 1998, Clayton annexed the remainder of Montgomery County's Randolph Township.

History

Clayton was platted in 1816 and at that time was known as Salem. It suffered when the National Road bypassed it. In 1906 it became a stop on the Dayton Northern Traction Line. It became a city in 1998 through merger with the rest of Randolph Township, Montgomery County, Ohio.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 13,209 people, 5,118 households, and 3,766 families living in the city. The population density was 713.6 inhabitants per square mile (275.5/km²). There were 5,423 housing units at an average density of 293.0 per square mile (113.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.5% White, 18.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 5,118 households, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.4% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 42.6 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 32.7% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

In fiction

Part of Ayn Rand's novel The Fountainhead is set at Clayton. In the early 1930s the novel's male protagonist, the controversial architect Howard Roark, gets a contract to build in Clayton the fictional Janer's Department Store, a five-story building. Later on Roark's beloved, Dominique Francon, comes seeking him there, and feels that in a sense Clayton "belongs to her more than to any of its inhabitants" because her beloved is there.

The book presents Clayton as the archetype of "Middle America", the polar opposite of the cosmopolitan New York City where most of the plot takes place.

Education

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
• Union Elementary
• Kleptz Early Learning Center

Notable people

• Jesse "Pop" Haines – member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Chris Hero – professional wrestler, ROH tag team champion Ring of Honor
• Johnnie Wilder, Jr. – former lead singer of the funk group Heatwave.

See also

In Spanish: Clayton (Ohio) para niños