Clayton, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Clayton was the name of a town in section 4 of Seely Township
, Faribault County
, Minnesota
, United States
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, until in 1977 only the cemetery remained.
Seely Township, Minnesota
Seely Township is a township in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 210 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were...
, Faribault County
Faribault County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,181 people, 6,652 households, and 4,476 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile . There were 7,247 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
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History
Clayton had a post office from 1860 until 1899. The town failed to develop as hoped, and the population dwindled and the buildings were moved to neighboring BricelynBricelyn, Minnesota
Bricelyn is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 365 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
, until in 1977 only the cemetery remained.