Live in Clay NY - A Suburb of Syracuse

Notes About Life in Clay, NY Today 

The Town of Clay is a northern suburb of Syracuse, NY. It is only a town, but it has more population than cities like Utica, NY or Binghamton, NY. Much of the population growth of Clay came in the 1970s & 80s. Lately retail growth has taken off. With prime land still available along Route 31 (the main east-west road in the northern suburbs) including a shovel-ready chip fab site, you can expect to see Clay undergo further development. Clay is home to Great Northern Mall, one of the three major enclosed malls in the Syracuse area. Commercial growth has clustered around the Mall on the Route 31 corridor. In recent years, the Town of Clay has experienced a commercial boom. It hasn’t ended yet with at least two proposed strip malls under review today. The Liverpool and North Syracuse school districts make up the majority of the town.

Clay is very safe (check city-data.com). A proposed development way up north in the Central Square school district called Riverwalk promises to bring half million dollar homes located along the Erie Canal to Clay. The developer said that he had people interested to move there from RI, Connecticut and other states.  This project was scaled back after concerns about environmental impact.

  The original plan was to create a neighborhood of man made canals (like they have in Florida) linked to the Erie Canal so homeowners could take off with their boats from their own backyard docks and cruise the Erie Canal. Now the plan is just 300 upscale homes. There is also a plan to create a walkable community with shops and an entertainment district near Three Rivers (an area where the Oneida River meets the Seneca and Oswego Rivers). Clay is home to a very large State protected Marsh.

Clay has three major Parks which are called Clay Park South, Clay Park Central and Clay Park North. The newly expanded YMCA is located next to Clay Park Central. Near Great Northern Mall is an enclosed Golf Dome for those who want to practice during winter.

Clay also has a medical complex including a large five story building with emergency rooms. Compared to the eastern or western suburbs of Syracuse, Clay has very flat terrain.

Town of Clay population is about 60,000

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History of Clay 

The Town of Clay was established in 1827 and is the northernmost town of the nineteen towns in Onondaga County. The largest town in Onondaga County, Clay is 54.6 square miles in size and includes part of the Village of North Syracuse. The Seneca River forms its western boundary, meeting with the Oswego and Oneida rivers at a point known as Three Rivers. The Oneida River forms most of the northern boundary. In 2008 the Town of Clay was rated 59th of America's best places to live by Money Magazine.

A suburb of Syracuse, Clay is close to Syracuse Hancock International Airport and US Routes 81 and 90. Town Hall is located at 4401 State Route 31, between Henry Clay Boulevard and Morgan Road.

The 2000 Census estimated a population of 58,805 and the current estimate is approximately 60,000. Clay's modern development as a residential community began in 1955 with the development of the Bayberry tract on Route 57. The opening of the Great Northern Mall on Route 31 in 1988 has brought increased commercial development along the east/west corridor.
Clay is governed by a Town Board, comprised of the Supervisor and six councilors elected at-large. Town Board meetings are held the first and third Monday of each month at Town Hall and are open to the public.

Town Hall is located at 4401 State Route 31, Clay, NY 13041 and is open for general business from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. Evenings are reserved for board meetings and Justice court. The departments and services offered are as follows:

SCHOOLS

Children in the Town of Clay attend one of five school districts. They are: Baldwinsville, Central Square, Liverpool, North Syracuse and Phoenix.

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