Clayton

Also known as Clayton, Louisiana, Clayton, LA

town in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Louisiana
Parish: Concordia
Total: 1.63 sq mi (4.23 km )
Land: 1.58 sq mi (4.10 km )
Water: 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km )
Elevation: 59 ft (18 m)
Density: 369.2/sq mi (142.55/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( CDT )
Fips code: 22-15850

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Official name: Clayton
Country: United States
Located in: Concordia Parish
Population: 584
Area: 4.233883
Elevation: 21
Time zone: Central Time Zone
Image: Clayton, LA, cotton gin IMG 1225.JPG
Households: 195
Dialing code: 318

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postal code: 71326
Commons category: Clayton, Louisiana
water as percent of area: 3.2356
per capita income: 18820

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Encyclopedic overview

Clayton is a town in northern Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Clayton had a population of 584. Cotton is a principal commodity in the area. Clayton is located on the Tensas River, important for fishing and boating, promoted through a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-maintained boat launch. The Tensas River merges with the Black River in Jonesville in Catahoula Parish.

Louisiana State Representative Andy Anders is from Clayton and Ferriday.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Clayton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.