Clay

Clay is a city encompassing 10.34 square miles directly northeast of Birmingham in Jefferson County. It adjoins Trussville to the southeast and Pinson to the northwest and is traversed by Old Springville Road and Deerfoot Parkway. Clay is located at 33°42′0″N, 86°37′23″W. The City of Clay was incorporated on June 6, 2000, and the area is primarily residential with commercial establishments clustered at the Old Springville Road and Deerfoot Parkway intersection. It is most well known in the region as the home of Clay-Chalkville High School.

Demographics

As of the of the 2000 Census, there were 4,947 people, 1,636 households, and 1,421 families residing in the community. The population density was 185.3/km² (479.7/mi²). There were 1,683 housing units at an average density of 63.0/km² (163.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 97.96% White, 0.71% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,636 households out of which 49.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.4% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.1% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the community the population was spread out with 30.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $61,042, and the median income for a family was $64,798. Males had a median income of $40,092 versus $28,787 for females. The per capita income for the community was $21,323. About 3.9% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Clay's mayor is Charles D. Hart and also has a city council.

Clay-Chalkville High School, Clay-Chalkville Middle School, and Clay Elementary School are part of the Jefferson County School System.

External links

• City of Clay website
• Clay News website