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Clayton
A city of 17,380 people in Missouri
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Plat book of St. Louis County, Missouri [Page 68] [Clayton, County seat of St. Louis County, on surveys 1918 & 1919, & …, 1909
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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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Area code314
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#2Best public schoolsof 226 in MO
DistrictCLAYTONSchools10
MERAMEC ELEM.Elementary · Grades K–5 · 368 students
GLENRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · Grades K–5 · 321 students
RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM.Elementary · Grades K–5 · 286 students
WYDOWN MIDDLEMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 604 students
CLAYTON HIGHHigh · Grades 9–12 · 788 students
JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.High · Grades 6–12 · 44 students
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors.
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