THE CLAYTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Ontario Lowlands setting.
Clayton town has 82.5 square miles of land in Jefferson County. Its Census reference point is in Ontario Lowlands, within Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands.
Glacially shaped lowlands and irregular plains border the Great Lakes and adjacent hills. The lakes influence regional weather, while local landforms reflect both glacial deposits and former shorelines.
Regional context: Eastern Great Lakes Lowlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Clayton and Jefferson County
Clayton is associated with Jefferson County 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 21.7 square miles of water within Clayton, or 20.8% of its total area. It is 10.9 percentage points lower than the 31.7% recorded for Jefferson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Clayton town has 51.5 times the land area of nearby Clayton village (1.6 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

