Clay, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

40°13′6″N 76°15′9″W / 40.21833°N 76.25250°W / 40.21833; -76.25250CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyLancasterTownshipClayArea

^[1]

• Total2.25 sq mi (5.82 km²) • Land2.24 sq mi (5.79 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)Elevation

359 ft (109 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,869 • Density835.87/sq mi (322.73/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

17522 (Ephrata)

Area code717FIPS code42-13952GNIS feature ID1171942

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.^[3]

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 miles (19 km) to Quentin and southeast 5 miles (8 km) to Ephrata. It is 14 miles (23 km) north of Lancaster, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Clay CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²), or 0.49%, are water.^[4] 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

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,869		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]^[2]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Clay CDP, Pennsylvania". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Places: Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.