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Clayton
Missouri · MO
About Clayton
City in Missouri, U.S.1877Established
17,355Population
2.5 sq miArea
568 ftElevation
Clayton is a city in and the county seat of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, that borders the west side of the independent city of St. Louis. The population was 17,355 at the 2020 census. Organized in 1877, the city was named after Ralph Clayton, a citizen who donated the land for the St. Louis County courthouse.
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