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Clay, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

FieldValue
nameClay, Pennsylvania
settlement_typeCensus-designated place
image_skylineUS 322 wb entering Clay, PA, Dec. 2023.jpg
image_captionKeystone Marker along westbound US 322 entering Clay
pushpin_mapPennsylvania#USA
pushpin_labelClay
pushpin_label_positiontop
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Pennsylvania
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Lancaster
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Clay
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km25.82
area_land_km25.79
area_water_km20.03
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total1869
population_density_km2322.73
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_ft359
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code17522 (Ephrata)
area_code717
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info42-13952
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info1171942
area_total_sq_mi2.25
area_land_sq_mi2.24
area_water_sq_mi0.01
population_density_sq_mi835.87

Clay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clay Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 322 between Brickerville and Ephrata. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,559.

Geography

Clay is in northern Lancaster County, in the southern part of Clay Township. Clay is bordered by Hopeland to the west and northwest. US 322 leads northwest 12 mi to Quentin and southeast 5 mi to Ephrata. It is 14 mi north of Lancaster, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Clay CDP has a total area of 5.8 sqkm, of which 0.03 sqkm, or 0.49%, are water. Middle Creek, which forms the border between Clay Township and Elizabeth Township, runs through the west side of the community, flowing southeast towards Cocalico Creek, a tributary of the Conestoga River and part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Demographics

References

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Clay CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau.
  3. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  5. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
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