Clayton County
county in Georgia, United States
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Summary
Clayton County is a county of Georgia[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county of georgia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,539 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Georgia[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Jonesboro[5]
- Shares border with: DeKalb County[6], Henry County[7], Spalding County[8], Fayette County[9], Fulton County[10]
- Named after: Augustin Smith Clayton[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Jonesboro[12]
- Headquarters location: Jonesboro[13]
- Commons category: Clayton County, Georgia[14]
- Inception: November 30, 1858[15]
- Coordinate location: 33.54, -84.36[16]
- Official website: http://www.claytoncountyga.gov[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Clayton County, Georgia[18]
- Population: 259,424[19], 259,810[20], 262,367[21], 265,810[22], 264,220[23], 273,955[24], 297,595[25]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Clayton County, Georgia[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Clayton County, Georgia[27]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Clayton County, Georgia[28]
- Number of households: 96,826[29]
- Native label: Clayton County[30]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C108105[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Clayton County, Georgia[32]
- Different from: Clayton County[33]
- Area: 374[34]
- Water as percent of area: 1.9[35]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Clayton County, Georgia[36]
- Social media followers: 3922[37], 3387[38]
Why It Matters
Clayton County has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]