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Clinton is a city in Davis County, Utah, in the Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area.

The population was 23,386 at the 2020 census, up from 20,426 in 2010, with 6,801 households and 6,930 housing units.

The area was settled in the 1870s by James Hill and his family, when it was known by names including The Range, Sand Ridge, The Basin, and The Summit.

Dry farming began in the Clinton area in 1879, and a railroad station arrived by 1881.

The first school was built in 1885 just south of the cemetery, and the first ward, the Clinton Ward, was organized on May 29, 1897.

Clinton did not become an official town until 1936, and its growth stayed small until the 1960s — its population was only 670 in 1950.

The city did not establish its own police department until nineteen years after that 1950 count.

Clinton grew rapidly during the 1990s, rising from 7,945 residents in 1990 to 12,585 in 2000 and 20,426 in 2010.

The city covers about 5.9 square miles of land at an elevation of 4,334 feet.

Clinton is bordered by Sunset to the east, Clearfield to the southeast, and West Point to the southwest, with the Weber County line forming its northern border.