Geography
Clinton is located at 35°30′34″N 98°58′27″W / 35.50944°N 98.97417°W / 35.50944; -98.97417 (35.509369, -98.974063), sitting at an elevation of 1,592 feet (485 m). The town is located on historic U.S. Route 66, which is now Interstate 40.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.9 square miles (23.2 km²), of which, 8.9 square miles (23.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.22%) is water.
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