Editing Clayton, Delaware (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:2022-07-16 09 17 56 View east along Delaware State Route 6 (Main Street) at Hudson Street and School Lane in Clayton, Kent County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|left|DE 6 eastbound in Clayton]]
[[Delaware Route 6]] is the main east–west road in Clayton, passing through town on Main Street and heading west to [[Blackiston, Delaware|Blackiston]] and east to [[Smyrna, Delaware|Smyrna]]. In Smyrna, DE 6 intersects [[U.S. Route 13 in Delaware|U.S. Route 13]], which connects to the [[Delaware Route 1]] toll road at two interchanges on each side of town. [[Delaware Route 300]] passes through the southern part of Clayton on Wheatleys Pond Road, heading southwest to [[Kenton, Delaware|Kenton]] and northeast to Smyrna, where it joins DE 6 and follows that route to the US 13 intersection. [[Delaware Route 15]] passes through the western part of Clayton, following DE 6 from the west before heading north on Duck Creek Road toward [[Middletown, Delaware|Middletown]].<ref>{{Delaware road map|year=2008}}</ref> The Delmarva Subdivision line of the [[Delmarva Central Railroad]] passes through Clayton, with the Delmarva Central Railroad having an interchange point with the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] in the town.<ref name=dcr>{{cite web|title=Delmarva Central Railroad|publisher=Carload Express|url=http://carloadexpress.com/railroads/delmarva-central-railroad/|access-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref>

===Utilities===
The Public Works department provides various utility services to Clayton. The public works department provides electricity to about 1,200 customers in Clayton. The town is a member of the [[Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation]], a wholesale electric utility which provides electricity to municipal electric departments across Delaware.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electric|publisher=Town of Clayton, DE|url=http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=94|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814064058/http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=94|archive-date=August 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The department provides water to 1,100 customers in the town, with four underwater
wells and two elevated storage tanks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Water|publisher=Town of Clayton, DE|url=http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=96|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814062612/http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=96|archive-date=August 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The public works department serves 1,100 sewer customers in Clayton, operating eight pumping stations and contracting with Kent County for wastewater treatment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sewer|publisher=Town of Clayton, DE|url=http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=201|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814062212/http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=201|archive-date=August 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The department contracts with [[Waste Industries]] for trash collection in Clayton.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trash|publisher=Town of Clayton, DE|url=http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=102|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814063634/http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=102|archive-date=August 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Natural gas service in Clayton is provided by [[Chesapeake Utilities]], cable service is provided by [[Xfinity]], and telephone service is provided by [[Verizon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Understanding Utilities|publisher=Town of Clayton, DE|url=http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=92|access-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814063821/http://www.clayton.delaware.gov/index.aspx?nid=92|archive-date=August 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>