CLAYTON, ALABAMA

'Clayton' has been the county seat of Barbour County, Alabama, United States, since 1832. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 1,475.
The Grace Episcopal Church and a building formerly known as the Miller-Martin Townhouse are on the National Register of Historic Places. The latter building, built by John H. Miller in 1859, is now a Four Seasons Bed and Breakfast.

Contents

Notable natives

Geography

Demographics

External links

Notable natives

★ George W. Andrews - Member, U.S. House of Representatives and member of its Committee on Appropriations. 1906-1971

★ Billy Beasley - Member of the State of Alabama House of Representatives and President of the Alabama Pharmaceutical Association. b.~ 1940

★ Jere Beasley - Two term Lieutenant Governor of Alabama and acting Governor of Alabama; preeminent national trial attorney. b. 1935

★ Dempsey Boyd - Founder and Chairman of the Board of Boyd. Bros. Transportation Inc., largest flatbed truckload carrier operating in the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. b. 1927

★ Heny Delamar Clayton,Jr. - Member of U.S. House of Representatives and author in 1914 of the Clayton Act regulating antitrust behavior. 1857-1929

★ Preston C. Clayton - Member of Alabama State Senate and Associate Justice of State of Alabama Supreme Court. d. 1996

★ Gibbs Couch - Well known story-teller in East Alabama. b. 1939

★ John E. Daniel - Chief of Staff of the United States Environmental Protection Agency under President Ronald Reagan. b. 1943

★ William Lee Gammell, Pearle E. Gammel, and Bertie Gammell Parish - Father, mother and daughter editors and publishers of ''The Clayton Record'' (published since 1915); each the recipient in the years 1962, 1977 and 2004, respectively, of the Alabama Press Association's Hall of Honor, its highest honor for former Alabama Newspaper Executives who have brought honor to the newspaper industry in the state.

★ Travis Grant - Nicknamed ''Machine Gun'' and ''The Machine'', he set national collegiate scoring records and led Kentucky State University to three consecutive national championships; was a first round draft pick (13th overall) by the NBA Los Angeles Lakers in 1972. b.~ 1949

★ Draffus Lamar Hightower - Renowned photographer, widely compared to Walker Evans. Many of his works are published in ''To Remember a Vanishing World: D.L. Hightower's Photography of Barbour County, Alabama, 1930 - 1965''. (2000) 1899-1993

★ John E. Horne - Appointed Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration by President John F. Kennedy. 1908-1985

★ Emma Rylanders Lane - Originated the recipe for ''Lane Cake'', a holiday cake, in her cookbook ''Some Good Things To Eat'' (1898). Her cookbook named the recipe ''Prize Cake'' since it won first prize in the State Fair. Secret: The joy is in the filling! d. 1904

★ Ann Lowe - Designer of wedding dress for Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. 1899-1981

★ James Sammons - Medical Doctor; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association and later its Executive Vice President. 1927-2001

★ George Wallace - Four term Governor of Alabama and four time candidate for U.S. President. 1919-1998

★ George C. Wallace, Jr. - Two term State of Alabama Treasurer, two term Member of the Alabama Public Service Commission, and Republican Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. b. 1951

★ Lurleen Wallace - Only woman elected Governor of Alabama. 1926-1968

★ Lee Ella "Lella" Warren - Author of ''Foundation Stone'' (1940), widely compared to Gone with the Wind. 1899-1982

★ James J. Winn - Colonel in U.S. Army; Chief military aide to Gen. George C. Marshall during World War II. b. 1907-year of death not known

Geography

Clayton is located at 31°52'39.014" North, 85°26'56.486" West (31.877504, -85.449024).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.1 km² (5.4 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,475 people, 593 households, and 393 families residing in the town. The population density was 104.5/km² (270.5/mi²). There were 704 housing units at an average density of 49.9/km² (129.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 34.85% White, 63.93% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.41% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 1.36% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 593 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.1% were married couples living together, 27.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $18,750, and the median income for a family was $25,750. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $20,417 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,791. About 29.3% of families and 31.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.5% of those under age 18 and 29.8% of those age 65 or over.

External links

★ official site

★ Barbour / Bullock County Drug Task Force Webpage