Clayton
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city in and county seat of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- County
- St. Louis
- Townships
- Clayton , Hadley
- Type
- Mayor-council city
- Mayor
- Bridget McAndrew
- Total
- 2.51 sq mi (6.49 km )
- Land
- 2.51 sq mi (6.49 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 551 ft (168 m)
- Density
- 6,919.9/sq mi (2,671.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( Central )
- Fips code
- 29-14572
- Website
- City of Clayton
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Clayton
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- St. Louis County
- Population
- 17355
- Area
- 6.414303
- Elevation
- 173
- Capital of
- St. Louis County
- Official website
- www.claytonmo.gov
- Image
- Central Presbyterian Church.jpg
- Households
- 5587
- Dialing code
- 314
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Encyclopedic overview
Clayton is a city in and the county seat of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, that borders the west side of the independent city of St. Louis. The population was 17,355 at the 2020 census. Organized in 1877, the city was named after Ralph Clayton, a citizen who donated the land for the St. Louis County courthouse.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Clayton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.