Clayton, Louisiana

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Population in July 2008: 779. Population change since 2000: -9.2%

Males: 370	(47.6%)
Females: 409	(52.4%)

Median resident age:	31.8 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 71326.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $18,365 (it was $14,100 in 2000)

Clayton:	$18,365
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $10,766

Clayton:	$10,766
Louisiana:	$21,934

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $40,248 (it was $25,100 in 2000)

Clayton:	$40,248
Louisiana:	$126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $54,212; Detached houses: $60,597; Townhouses or other attached units: $98,204; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $88,018; Mobile homes: $17,813

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Races in Clayton:

Black (67.2%)
White Non-Hispanic (31.7%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Clayton: 74.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (3.5%), Irish (1.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%), English (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 61 feet

Land area: 1.59 square miles.

Population density: 490 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Clayton

High school or higher: 46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
Unemployed: 11.0%
Mean travel time to work: 31.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clayton town

Never married: 35.8%
Now married: 35.7%
Separated: 5.2%
Widowed: 10.6%
Divorced: 12.6%

9 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.0%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Clayton, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Clayton to the number of sex offenders is 390 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Clayton:	0.8% ($199)
Louisiana:	0.3% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Monroe, LA (63.7 miles , pop. 53,107).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (90.3 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (265.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: West Ferriday, LA (2.5 miles ), Ferriday, LA (2.5 miles ), Ridgecrest, LA (2.8 miles ), Waterproof, LA (3.3 miles ), Sicily Island, LA (3.4 miles ), Vidalia, LA (3.5 miles ), Natchez, MS (3.8 miles ), Harrisonburg, LA (4.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $40,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $100,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 31.72 N, Longitude: 91.54 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: -57 (-6.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Wood products (6%)
Mining (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Health care (18%)
Food and beverage stores (14%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Food (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Carpenters (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (14%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Food processing workers (5%)

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Clayton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 159% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/12/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.5 miles away from the Clayton town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/23/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.9 miles away from the town center killed 32 people and injured 241 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Clayton:

PROFESSIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; FERRIDAY, LA)
RIVERLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; FERRIDAY, LA)
NATCHEZ COMMUNITY HOSPITAL/SWING BED (about 20 miles; NATCHEZ, MS)

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Airports located in Clayton:

Wayne Brown Airport (Runways: 1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clayton:

ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 65 miles; MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
HINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; RAYMOND, MS; FT enrollment: 10,057)
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (about 79 miles; CLINTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,904)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 86 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; JACKSON, MS; FT enrollment: 5,955)

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Tourist attraction: Concordia Parish - Libraries- Clayton Branch (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 8723 Highway 566).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Clayton and their reported violations in the past:

CLAYTON TOWN OF WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 834, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-07-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-07-2001), St Public Notif received (SEP-21-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-14-1999), St Public Notif issued (JUL-14-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-02-1999)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-08-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-08-1999), St Public Notif received (FEB-04-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-05-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-05-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JAN-24-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-24-2001)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JAN-24-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-24-2001)

Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.7%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.6%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	45.3%
Whole state:	19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	27.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Clayton, LA

Clayton compared to Louisiana state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Clayton

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	73.0%	5.9%	4.4%	4.1%	2.5%
Congregations	41.5%	7.3%	2.4%	4.9%	4.9%

Name	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Other religions
Adherents	2.1%	1.8%	1.6%	1.4%	3.1%
Congregations	9.8%	4.9%	2.4%	9.8%	12.2%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	2	$2,469	$14,814	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$2,104
Police Protection - Officers	1	$1,227	$14,724	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$1,373
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$1,107
Totals for Government	3	$3,696	$14,784	8	$4,584

7.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,186 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.03%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Adams County, MS	1.42% ($33,000 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	1.10% ($16,779)
from Catahoula Parish, LA	0.34% ($29,333)

6.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,173 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.50%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Adams County, MS	1.15% ($30,845 average AGI)
to Catahoula Parish, LA	0.68% ($24,952)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.37% ($21,174)

Strongest AM radio stations in Clayton:

WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KVLA (1400 AM; 1 kW; VIDALIA, LA; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNAT (1450 AM; 1 kW; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
WMIS (1240 AM; 1 kW; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: NATCHEZ BROADCASTING CO.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Clayton:

WQNZ (95.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
KFNV-FM (107.1 FM; FERRIDAY, LA; Owner: TOM GAY D/B/A THE RADIO GROUP)
WASM (91.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WNJJ (97.3 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WILL PERK BROADCASTING)
KQID-FM (93.1 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CENLA B/C CO INC.)
KPXS (104.7 FM; VIDALIA, LA; Owner: VISION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNOE-FM (101.9 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
WTYJ (97.7 FM; FAYETTE, MS; Owner: NATCHEZ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
W220BN (91.9 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KTYX (105.1 FM; JONESVILLE, LA; Owner: FIRST NATCHEZ CORPORATION)
W216AR (91.1 FM; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
K220EW (91.9 FM; JONESVILLE, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Clayton:

W24CR (Channel 24; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KAQY (Channel 11; COLUMBIA, LA; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNTZ (Channel 48; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF NATCHEZ LICENSE CORP.)
KNOE-TV (Channel 8; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
KLTM-TV (Channel 13; MONROE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
W59DK (Channel 59; NATCHEZ, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Clayton, Louisiana:

Fatal accident count: 8
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 10
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 21
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Louisiana average:

Fatal accident count: 112
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 167
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 32
Fatalities: 122
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 295
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 18

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FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

610' Se Of The Inter. Of Hwy 566 & La Hwy 15 On The Ne Side Of Hwy 15, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m, Call Sign: KNKN548
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 09/25/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Michael J Small
Registrant: Centennial Communications, 2422 West State Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808, Phone: (260) 760-4126, Fax: (260) 760-4186

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4

R C Mooney, 600' East Of The Inter Of Shady Ln & Sr566 On S Side Of Shady Ln, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Network Towers, LLC, 812 Oregon Avenue, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090, Phone: (443) 253-2256, Email:
BILLY STEPHENSON, Clayton, La, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 106.4 m
Registrant: American Tower L.P., 3411 Richmond Ave., Suite 400, Houston, TX 77046-3401, Phone: (713) 693-0000
Edward G Roach, 610' Se Of The Inter. Of Hwy 566 & La Hwy 15 On The Ne Side Of Hwy 15, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 96.9 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
b b carter, Near 6243 Hwy 15 (#272531), Type: Tower, Structure height: 105.2 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 5

Aircraft: MURRAYAIR MA-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 111 mph), Engine: WRIGHT R-1820 SER (1475 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1016Y , Serial Number: 017, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 04/04/1978
Registrant (Individual): Jeffery S Higdon, 6611 Tensas Rd, Clayton, LA 71326
Aircraft: AERO COMMANDER CALLAIR B-1A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 80 mph), Engine: P&W R-985 SERIES (450 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7280V , Serial Number: 10023, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 08/17/1967
Registrant (Individual): Jeffery S Higdon, 6611 Tensas Rd, Clayton, LA 71326
Aircraft: GULFSTREAM-SCHWEIZER A/C CORP GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W R1340 SERIES (600 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8217K , Serial Number: 614B, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 09/04/1979
Registrant (Individual): Jimmy Dba Newman, Rural Route 40b, Clayton, LA 71326, Other Owners: Flying Service Newman
Aircraft: EMROTH-EMAIR MA-1B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: WRIGHT R-1820 SER (1475 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9918M , Serial Number: 033, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 07/14/1977
Registrant (Individual): Flying Service Robbies, Rr 1 Box 103, Clayton, LA 71326, Other Owners: Webster M Robinson
Aircraft: EMROTH-EMAIR MA-1 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: WRIGHT R-1820 SER (1475 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9929M , Serial Number: 029, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 11/12/1976
Registrant (Individual): Jeffrey Spencer Higdon, 6611 Tensas Rd, Clayton, LA 71326

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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