Clayton, Delaware

Town of Clayton
Town
Entrance to St. Joseph's Industrial School
Name origin: John Middleton Clayton
Country	United States
State	Delaware
Counties	Kent, New Castle
Elevation	46 ft (14 m)
Coordinates
Area	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
- land	1.0 sq mi (3 km2)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population	2,918 (2010)
Density	1,242.3 / sq mi (480 / km2)
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	19938
Area code	302
Location in Kent County and the state of Delaware.
Location of Delaware in the United States

Clayton is a town in Kent and New Castle counties in the U.S. state of Delaware. Located almost entirely in Kent County, it is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,918 at the 2010 census.

History

Byrd's AME Church, the Clayton Railroad Station, Enoch Jones House, and St. Joseph's Industrial School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Clayton is located at (39.290576, -75.633745).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all land. It was named after John Middleton Clayton a prominent 19th-century Delaware lawyer and politician.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	148		—
1890	540		264.9%
1900	819		51.7%
1910	764		−6.7%
1920	872		14.1%
1930	824		−5.5%
1940	890		8.0%
1950	825		−7.3%
1960	1,028		24.6%
1970	1,015		−1.3%
1980	1,216		19.8%
1990	1,163		−4.4%
2000	1,273		9.5%
2010	2,918		129.2%
Est. 2014	3,073		5.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,273 people, 499 households, and 346 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,242.3 people per square mile (481.9/km²). There were 524 housing units at an average density of 511.4 per square mile (198.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.26% White, 8.09% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population.

There were 499 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,462, and the median income for a family was $48,000. Males had a median income of $34,792 versus $25,862 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,268. About 4.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.