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Dayton — Town — Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Location in Tippecanoe County
DaytonCoordinates: 40°22′28″N 86°46′10″W / 40.37444°N 86.76944°WCoordinates: 40°22′28″N 86°46′10″W / 40.37444°N 86.76944°W Country United States State Indiana County Tippecanoe Township Sheffield Founded 1829 Area – Total 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) – Land 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 676 ft (206 m) Population (2010) – Total 1,420 – Density 1,079.2/sq mi (415.8/km2) Time zone EST (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 47941 Area code(s) 765 FIPS code 18-17002[2] GNIS feature ID 0433370[3] Website http://www.dayton.in.gov Dayton is a town in Sheffield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,420 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
Dayton is located at 40°22′28″N 86°46′10″W / 40.37444°N 86.76944°W (40.374579, -86.769379)[4] in Sheffield Township, at an elevation of approximately 673 feet (205 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
Memorial Presbyterian Church on Walnut Street.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,120 people, 401 households, and 313 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,079.2 people per square mile (415.8/km²). There were 430 housing units at an average density of 414.4 per square mile (159.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 79.23% White, 18.18% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.98% from other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.05% of the population.
There were 401 households out of which 49.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the town the population was spread out with 33.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $44,792, and the median income for a family was $48,021. Males had a median income of $42,813 versus $25,950 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,401. About 10.0% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.
Trivia
- Shannon Hoon of the band Blind Melon was born and raised in the area around Dayton and is buried in Dayton Cemetery on the east edge of town.
- Dayton is the subject of a Lefty Hazmat song of the same name.[5]
- In the late 1970s, Dayton used to have speed limit signs of 22 mph (35 km/h), a production flaw that allowed the signs to be bought at a discount. The speed limit was rigidly enforced by Town Marshals.
References
- ^ "USGS detail on Dayton". http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:433370. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ Drinkut, Brent (August 2, 2010). "Dayton: 'A nice, small community'". Journal & Courier (Lafayette, Indiana: Gannett): section A, p. 6. http://www.jconline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20108020325. Retrieved August 10, 2010. "Not only is Blind Melon frontman Richard Shannon Hoon buried in Dayton Cemetery, but Dayton is featured in a song by local band Lefty HAZMAT."[dead link]
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Municipalities and communities of Tippecanoe County, Indiana Cities 
Towns Battle Ground | Clarks Hill | Dayton | Otterbein‡ | Shadeland
Townships Unincorporated
communitiesAmericus | Ash Grove | Buck Creek | Cairo | Colburn | Concord | Monitor | Monroe | Montmorenci | North Crane | Odell | Pettit | Romney | South Raub | Stockwell | Westpoint
Ghost towns Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- Towns in Indiana
- Populated places established in 1829
- Lafayette, Indiana metropolitan area
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