Clayton, Alabama
Clayton, Alabama | ||
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FIPS code 01-15376 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 0116206 |
Clayton is a town in and the
History
Clayton has been the county seat since 1834, two years after the creation of Barbour County. Clayton is located geographically in the center of the county. The town was located at the headwaters of the Pea and Choctawhatchee rivers on the historic road from Hobdy's Bridge over the Pea River to Eufaula on the Chattahoochee River. By 1818, there were a few settlers in the area around Clayton, but settlement began in earnest around 1823. The town was named for Augustin S. Clayton, a Georgia jurist and congressman. Clayton became the county seat of Barbour County in 1833 and was laid out on a central courthouse square plan. The first Circuit Court was held in Clayton on September 23, 1833. The Clayton post office was established in September 1835 with John F. Keener as postmaster. Clayton, with a population of 200, was incorporated on December 21, 1841, by the Alabama Legislature. Its first mayor, after incorporation, was John Jackson.
Clayton has a rich heritage with four properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also known for its Whiskey Bottle Tombstone, which was featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!.[4]
Geography
Clayton is located at 31°52'39.014" North, 85°26'56.486" West (31.877504, -85.449024).[6]
According to the
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the
Climate data for Clayton, Alabama, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 82 (28) |
84 (29) |
88 (31) |
94 (34) |
98 (37) |
101 (38) |
104 (40) |
105 (41) |
102 (39) |
99 (37) |
92 (33) |
84 (29) |
105 (41) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 74.0 (23.3) |
77.6 (25.3) |
83.0 (28.3) |
86.2 (30.1) |
92.7 (33.7) |
95.4 (35.2) |
97.3 (36.3) |
97.0 (36.1) |
94.3 (34.6) |
88.3 (31.3) |
81.9 (27.7) |
75.8 (24.3) |
98.3 (36.8) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 58.3 (14.6) |
62.5 (16.9) |
69.8 (21.0) |
76.5 (24.7) |
84.0 (28.9) |
88.8 (31.6) |
91.3 (32.9) |
90.4 (32.4) |
86.1 (30.1) |
77.9 (25.5) |
68.3 (20.2) |
60.3 (15.7) |
76.2 (24.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 47.7 (8.7) |
51.3 (10.7) |
57.9 (14.4) |
64.4 (18.0) |
72.4 (22.4) |
78.8 (26.0) |
81.3 (27.4) |
80.7 (27.1) |
76.1 (24.5) |
66.7 (19.3) |
56.5 (13.6) |
50.1 (10.1) |
65.3 (18.5) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 37.0 (2.8) |
40.1 (4.5) |
46.0 (7.8) |
52.4 (11.3) |
60.9 (16.1) |
68.8 (20.4) |
71.4 (21.9) |
71.1 (21.7) |
66.1 (18.9) |
55.4 (13.0) |
44.6 (7.0) |
39.8 (4.3) |
54.5 (12.5) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 18.6 (−7.4) |
23.4 (−4.8) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
36.6 (2.6) |
44.9 (7.2) |
59.0 (15.0) |
65.2 (18.4) |
62.7 (17.1) |
52.5 (11.4) |
37.7 (3.2) |
27.2 (−2.7) |
23.5 (−4.7) |
16.7 (−8.5) |
Record low °F (°C) | −6 (−21) |
11 (−12) |
13 (−11) |
27 (−3) |
32 (0) |
48 (9) |
57 (14) |
56 (13) |
42 (6) |
28 (−2) |
17 (−8) |
−5 (−21) |
−6 (−21) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.55 (116) |
5.23 (133) |
5.21 (132) |
4.98 (126) |
3.70 (94) |
4.94 (125) |
6.03 (153) |
4.54 (115) |
3.68 (93) |
3.33 (85) |
3.83 (97) |
5.62 (143) |
55.64 (1,412) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.5 (1.27) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 7.8 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 88.4 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[9] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1850 | 400 | — | |
1880 | 761 | — | |
1890 | 997 | 31.0% | |
1900 | 998 | 0.1% | |
1910 | 1,130 | 13.2% | |
1920 | 989 | −12.5% | |
1930 | 1,717 | 73.6% | |
1940 | 1,813 | 5.6% | |
1950 | 1,583 | −12.7% | |
1960 | 1,313 | −17.1% | |
1970 | 1,626 | 23.8% | |
1980 | 1,589 | −2.3% | |
1990 | 1,564 | −1.6% | |
2000 | 1,475 | −5.7% | |
2010 | 3,008 | 103.9% | |
2020 | 2,265 | −24.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 2013 Estimate[11] |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic)
|
779 | 34.39% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|
1,413 | 62.38% |
Asian
|
2 | 0.09% |
Other/Mixed
|
35 | 1.55% |
Latino
|
36 | 1.59% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,265 people, 569 households, and 359 families residing in the town.
2010 census
As of the
There were 552 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.2% were married couples living together, 27.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 11.9% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 46.1% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 317.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,629, and the median income for a family was $17,778. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $26,964 for females. The
Education
Clayton is served by Barbour County Schools. Barbour County High School and Barbour County Primary School are located in the town of Clayton.
Notable people
- Katherine Jackson, mother of entertainer Michael Jackson
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Billy Beasley, Alabama politician
- Jere Beasley (born 1935), two-term Lieutenant Governor of Alabama and acting Governor of Alabama
- Thomas J. Clarke, Reconstruction erastate legislator
- major general in the Confederate army; President of the University of Alabama
- Clayton Antitrust Act
- Travis Grant (born 1950), college and professional basketball player
- Clarence Clement "Shovel" Hodge (1893–1967), Major League Baseball pitcher
- McDowell Lee, Member of the Alabama House of Representatives
- Albert J. Lingo, director of the Alabama Department of Public Safety from 1963 to 1965
- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis for her marriage to John F. Kennedy
- U.S. presidentialcandidate
- George C. Wallace, Jr. (born 1951), Alabama State Treasurer
- Governor of Alabama
- Ariosto A. Wiley, U.S. Representative from 1901 to 1908
Gallery
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The Barbour County Courthouse is located in Clayton.
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TheZIP code: 36016)
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ThePetty-Roberts-Beatty House is an octagon house built in 1861 by Benjamin Franklin Petty. It is one of only two antebellum octagonal houses built in Alabama and the only one to survive. It was added to the National Register of Historic Placeson January 21, 1974.
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The Miller-Martin Town House was built in 1859 by John H. Miller. ThisGothic Revival townhouse is noteworthy for its hand-painted murals on the entrance hall ceiling which depict the four seasons as well as other designs on the parlor and dining hall ceilings. It was added to the National Register of Historic Placeson December 16, 1974.
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TheClayton Antitrust Act of 1914. It was added to the National Register of Historic Placeson December 8, 1976.
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The Grace Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival-style building. It was completed on February 26, 1876, at which time the property was deeded by the Clayton family to the Protestant Episcopal Church of the State of Alabama. Bishop Richard J. Wilmer formally consecrated the church on November 14, 1876. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1995.
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clayton town, Alabama". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ "Fact Sheet: Clayton town, Alabama". American Fact Finder. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ^ Small Town Historic Markers, Alabama Tourism Department, archived from the original on February 3, 2011, retrieved October 31, 2011
- OCLC 32739924.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ Climate Summary for Clayton, Alabama
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Clayton, AL". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Birmingham". National Weather Service. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013". Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
External links
- Barbour County Schools Archived August 13, 2017, at the Wayback Machine