THE CLAYTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Backswamps setting.
Clayton town has 1.58 square miles of land in Concordia Parish. Its Census reference point is in Southern Backswamps, within Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
The Mississippi's broad alluvial plain includes river terraces, swales and natural levees. Small changes in elevation distinguish local settings within this generally flat river landscape.
Regional context: Mississippi Alluvial Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Clayton and Concordia Parish
Clayton is associated with Concordia Parish in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Clayton by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Clayton, or 3.2% of its total area. It is 3.7 percentage points lower than the 6.9% recorded for Concordia Parish. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Clayton town has 67.2% of the land area of nearby Spokane CDP (2.35 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

