Clayton, Michigan

There are also two Clayton Townships located in Michigan.

Clayton, Michigan
—  Village  —
State Street, facing north
Location of Clayton, Michigan
Coordinates: 41°51′49″N 84°14′7″W / 41.86361°N 84.23528°W / 41.86361; -84.23528
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Lenawee
Area
– Total	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
– Land	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	896 ft (273 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	326
– Density	428.2/sq mi (165.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	49235
Area code(s)	517
FIPS code	26-16280[1]
GNIS feature ID	0623395[2]

Clayton is a village in Lenawee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 326. The village is situated on the boundary between Hudson Township on the west and Dover Township on the east, with a portion of the village in each.

M-34 (or W. Carleton Rd.) passes along the south side of the village, while M-156 has its northern terminus at the junction with M-34. The road, also known as Morey Highway, continues north through the village.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 326 people, 113 households, and 83 families residing in the village. The population density was 428.2 per square mile (165.6/km²). There were 120 housing units at an average density of 157.6 per square mile (61.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.63% White, 0.31% African American, 0.31% Native American, 1.23% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.45% of the population.

US Post Office

There were 113 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $46,172. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,941. About 5.5% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Lenawee County CVB
• Lenawee County government site
• Complete text of History of Lenawee County published in 1909 by the Western Historical Society

Coordinates: 41°51′48″N 84°14′11″W / 41.86333°N 84.23639°W / 41.86333; -84.23639