Clayton County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- November 30, 1858 ; 168 years ago ( 1858 )
- Named after
- Augustin Smith Clayton
- Seat
- Jonesboro
- Largest city
- Forest Park
- Total
- 144 sq mi (370 km )
- Land
- 142 sq mi (370 km )
- Water
- 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km ) 1.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 297,471
- Density
- 2,101/sq mi (811/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 5th , 13th
- Website
- claytoncountyga.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Clayton County is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 297,595 by the U.S. Census Bureau. The county seat is Jonesboro.
Clayton County is one of the core counties of the Atlanta metropolitan area, and it is the sixth most-populous county in the state. It is the home of most of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the busiest airport in the world by total passengers.