Clayton is a village in Adams County,

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. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 639 people, down from 709 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL– MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Clayton is named for Kentucky statesman

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. It was established in 1834.

Registered Historic Places

* John Roy Site

Geography

Clayton is located at . According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Clayton has a total area of , of which (or 99.10%) is land and (or 0.90%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 639 people, 300 households, and 181 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 344 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 92.80%

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, 1.41%

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, 0.47%

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, 0.47% from

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, and 4.85% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.88% of the population. There were 300 households, out of which 37.33% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.33% were married couples living together, 15.33% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.67% were non-families. 35.33% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.67% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 1.95. The village's age distribution consisted of 20.0% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $44,583, and the median income for a family was $53,015. Males had a median income of $42,083 versus $17,679 for females. The

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for the village was $25,220. About 17.1% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the

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, including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

John Anderson John Anderson may refer to: Business *John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland * John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of ...

(1922-1992), actor, born in Clayton *

Vivian Hickey Vivian Ellen (née Veach) Hickey (March 25, 1916 – April 28, 2016) was an American educator and politician. Born in Clayton, Illinois, Hickey received her bachelor's degree from Rockford University, in 1937 and her master's degree from the U ...

(1916-2016), Illinois state senator and educator, born in Clayton * Mary K. Meany (1897-2000), Illinois state representative, born in Clayton'Mary K. Meany-obituary,' Chicago Tribune, October 28, 2000

References

External links

Village of Clayton official website

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