Clayton is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 5,153 at the 2010 census.[1] The town is named after John M. Clayton, a federal political leader from Delaware.
The town contains a village also named Clayton. Both are northwest of Watertown.
The village of Clayton, nearby Cape Vincent, and Alexandria Bay are popular tourist destinations on the New York mainland side of the Thousand Islands region.
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- ↑ Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Clayton town, Jefferson County, New York. American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 29, 2018.