Editing Dayton, Pennsylvania

{{short description|Borough in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
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|official_name = Dayton, Pennsylvania
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Armstrong County, Pennsylvania|Armstrong]]
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|government_type = Borough Council
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|established_date = 1850
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|established_date1 = 1873
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|population_total = 549
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|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code = 16222
|area_code = [[Area code 814|814]]
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'''Dayton''' is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Armstrong County, Pennsylvania]], United States. The population was 549 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Dayton+borough,+Pennsylvania | title=Explore Census Data }}</ref>

==History==
The [[Thomas Marshall House (Dayton, Pennsylvania)|Thomas Marshall House]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1976, and is home to the Dayton Area Local History Society.<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web
| title = Thomas Hindman Marshall House
| work = Dayton Area Local History Society
| access-date = 2013-10-11
| url = http://daytonpa.org/about.html
}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dayton is located at {{coord|40|52|52|N|79|14|29|W|type:city}} (40.881095, −79.241526)<ref >{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in eastern Armstrong County. [[Pennsylvania Route 839]] leads south {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Pennsylvania Route 85]] near NuMine and north {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Pennsylvania Route 28]] in [[South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|South Bethlehem]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.0|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4218400| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201815/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4218400| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dayton borough, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=July 30, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 579
|1890= 372
|1900= 431
|1910= 809
|1920= 1049
|1930= 857
|1940= 882
|1950= 828
|1960= 769
|1970= 715
|1980= 648
|1990= 572
|2000= 543
|2010= 553
|2020= 549
|footnote=Sources:<ref>{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 543 people, 229 households, and 150 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|1,208.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 254 housing units at an average density of {{convert|565.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of the borough was 100.00% White.

There were 229 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97.

The borough median age of 42 years was more than the county median age of 40 years. The distribution by age group was 22.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,156, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $26,719 versus $18,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $15,036. About 5.7% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==See also==
*[[West Shamokin High School]]

==References==
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==External links==

{{Armstrong County, Pennsylvania}}

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[[Category:Populated places established in 1850]]
[[Category:Boroughs in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania]]