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Clayton, California
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The city of Clayton is located in Contra Costa County.

Clayton was incorporated March 18, 1964.

The community of Clayton is 450 feet [137.16 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Clayton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Clayton can be found in:

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At the time of the 2000 Census, Clayton had a population of 10,762 people<3> (or 1.13% of the total population of Contra Costa County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Clayton had a population of 11,278 people. This is an increase of 4.79% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau. More information can be found on the Census Page for Clayton.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
200811,278+4.79%+1.49% since 2007
200711,112+3.25%+0.93% since 2006
200611,010+2.3%+0.15% since 2005
200510,993+2.15% 
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200010,762The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Antioch    E 7 mi [11.27 km]100,21910.7% increase
 Brentwood    E 11 mi [17.7 km]49,480112.34% increase
 Danville    S 9 mi [14.48 km]41,1821.28% decrease
 Dublin    S 15 mi [24.14 km]44,29747.79% increase
 Livermore    SE 19 mi [30.58 km]80,1889.33% increase
 Martinez    W 10 mi [16.09 km]35,1452.01% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Clayton.

Websites for Clayton

Official Website:   www.ci.clayton.ca.us/

While we don't have links specific to Clayton, the following website might help you to find genealogical and historical information in Contra Costa County.

The USGenWeb/CAGenWeb Project: Contra Costa County, California



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We have more links which are centered on Clayton? Please visit the Map Page for Clayton.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clayton - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Clayton, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Clayton.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Clayton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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