The estimated population of Clayton is 3,000 as of January 2010.

There is currently one Wi-Fi Hotspot available at the Tourist Information Center, 1103 South First Street.

Clayton is a small, attractive city located nine miles from the border of the Texas-Oklahoma panhandle, in the heart of cowboy country. Clayton is located at the crossroads of two major highways — US/87, the nation's only coast-to-coast highway, and US/87 Canada to Mexico.

The friendly, hardworking community of Clayton boasts a surprising array of recreational attractions for its size — a community swimming pool, tennis courts, softball diamonds, rodeo and fair grounds, gun club and city parks. Nine-hole Clayton Golf Club offers discounted green fees for out-of-town visitors. Great lake and river fishing and superb antelope hunting as well as deer, quail, duck, dove, turkey, pheasant, bear and elk hunting are all available throughout Union County.

Fish, hike and see dinosaur tracks at Clayton Lake State Park, or look out over the horizon as far as the eye can see at the Kiowa National Grasslands . The restored Eklund Hotel, built from 1892-1902, will whisk you back to Clayton's Wild West origins. You can also drop by the gravesite of Black Jack Ketchum, a notorious train robber hanged in Clayton in 1901.

The Town of Clayton is governed By a Mayor-Council, Manager form of government. Services provided to our community include police, fire, ems, water, trash and sewer. City hall may be contacted at 575-374-8331.