Clayton Louisiana Map

About Clayton, Louisiana

Clayton is a locality in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 584. The population density is 142.5 people per km². Clayton is located at 31.7227°N, 91.5432°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 71326.

Clayton holds its place upon the flat, alluvial earth where the Tensas River carves a slow, deliberate path through the dense vegetation of the Louisiana interior. It lies 13.9 miles northwest of Natchez, MS (from Natchez, MS: bearing 324°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north of Ferriday. The air here often thickens with a humid, golden light that seems to stall the afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant and hazy rise of the Petit Gulf Hills. Only three miles away, the quiet surface of Fletchers Lake mirrors the heavy sky, providing a dark, still contrast to the persistent movement of the river nearby. The landscape remains defined by this intersection of water and soil, where the woodland gives way to patches of open ground that have been worked by hand and machine for generations.

Clayton emerged from the rhythms of an agrarian economy, built upon the deep, dark loam that once fueled the regional output of cotton and timber. The life of the residents remains tethered to these seasonal cycles, a heritage that lingers in the weathered wooden structures and the quiet persistence of the local trade. Seven miles out, the grounds of Fort Bowie Park offer a preserved space of relative stillness, a reminder of the historical currents that have shaped this corner of the parish. Life in Clayton moves with a deliberate, unforced cadence, favoring the slow accumulation of history over the frantic pace of more crowded locales, leaving the days to unfold with a predictable and steady grace.

About This Clayton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clayton, Louisiana. Coordinates: 31.722665, -91.543176. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Clayton includes the ZIP code (71326), telephone area code (318), county seat of Concordia Parish, and school district assignment (Concordia Parish School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.