Clayton, Ohio

Clayton, Ohio
City
Talmadge Road
Motto:  "The Learning Community"
Location in Montgomery County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 39°52′08″N 84°19′45″W / 39.86889°N 84.32917°W / 39.86889; -84.32917
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Counties	Montgomery
Government
• Mayor	Mike Stevens
• Council Members	Tim Gorman, Brendan Bachman, Ryan Farmer, Kenneth C. Henning, Tina Kelly, Greg Merkle
Area [1]
• Total	18.58 sq mi (48.13 km2)
• Land	18.51 sq mi (47.95 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation [2]	955 ft (291 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	13,310
• Estimate  (2023)[3]	13,222
• Density	718.99/sq mi (277.60/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	45315
Area code(s)	937, 326
FIPS code	39-15644[4]
GNIS feature ID	2397639[2]
Website	http://www.clayton.oh.us/

Clayton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 13,310 at the 2020 census.^[5] A suburb of Dayton, it is part of the Dayton metropolitan area.

The city was named after John Clayton, a War of 1812 veteran.^{[citation needed]}