Clayton, Indiana
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Town of Clayton, Indiana | |
 |
|
| Coordinates: | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Hendricks |
| Township | Liberty |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²) |
| - Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 876 ft (267 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 693 |
| - Density | 1,385.9/sq mi (535.1/km²) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EST (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 46118 |
| Area code(s) | 317 |
| FIPS code | 18-13366[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0432598[2] |
Clayton is a town in Liberty Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 693 at the 2000 census.
Contents |
[edit] Geography
Clayton is located at (39.689427, -86.522752)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 693 people, 258 households, and 199 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,394.7 people per square mile (535.1/km²). There were 270 housing units at an average density of 543.4/sq mi (208.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.41% White, 0.14% African American, 0.29% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population.
There were 258 households out of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the town the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $45,066, and the median income for a family was $47,039. Males had a median income of $40,417 versus $24,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,387. About 2.8% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
|
|||||||||||||||||
