Editing Dayton, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = City of Dayton
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| image_skyline            = DaytonLibraryCenterSF.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = 
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| image_map                = TXMap-doton-Dayton.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location in the state of [[Texas]]
| image_map1               = Liberty County Dayton.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
| map_caption1             = 
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_type          = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]
| leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name              = 
| leader_title1            = [[City manager]]
| leader_name1             = 
| established_title        = Founded
| established_date         = 1831 as West Liberty
| established_title1       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date1        = May 3, 1911 - Aug 29, 1911; Nov 28, 1925
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_land_km2            = 79.41
| area_water_km2           = 0.10
| area_total_sq_mi         = 30.70
| area_total_km2           = 79.51
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US4819432&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US48%7C16000US4816432&_street=&_county=dayton&_cityTown=dayton&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212051505/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US4819432&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US48%7C16000US4816432&_street=&_county=dayton&_cityTown=dayton&_state=04000US48&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=| url-status=dead| archive-date=2020-02-12| title=US Census Bureau Population Finder: Baytown city, TX| publisher=factfinder.census.gov| access-date=2007-07-01}}</ref>
| population_total         = 8777
| population_density_sq_mi = 273.60
| population_density_km2   = 105.64
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| timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = [[Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
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| area_land_sq_mi          = 30.66
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.04
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 66
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 77535
| area_code                = [[Area code 936|936]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-19432<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>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2410300<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410300}}</ref>
| footnotes                = 
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.cityofdaytontx.com/}}
}}
'''Dayton''' is a city in [[Liberty County, Texas|Liberty County]], [[Texas]], United States. The population was 8,777 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|30.70|sqmi|km2}}, of which all but {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} is land.
===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Dayton has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=691514&cityname=Dayton%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Dayton, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 230
|1890= 239<ref name=epperson/>
|1930= 1207
|1940= 1279
|1950= 1820
|1960= 3367
|1970= 3804
|1980= 4908
|1990= 5151
|2000= 5709
|2010= 7242
|2020= 8777
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> *1870 as West Liberty
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Dayton racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4819432&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|5,029
|57.3%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,314
|14.97%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|30
|0.34%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|133
|1.52%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2
|0.02%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|32
|0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|385
|4.39%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,852
|21.1%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,777'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 8,777 people, 2,892 households, and 2,115 families residing in the city.

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,709 people, 2,129 households, and 1,517 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|517.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,371 housing units at an average density of {{convert|214.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 71.08% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 19.69% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.68% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 6.67% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.53% of the population.

There were 2,129 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,179, and the median income for a family was $47,250. Males had a median income of $39,075 versus $21,068 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $29,123. About 16.3% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.6% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

==History==
[[Image:DaytonTXoldSchool.jpg|thumb|Old school museum]]

Dayton was historically also called West Liberty, Day's Town, Days Station, and Dayton Station. It was founded in 1831 as West Liberty, situated three miles west of the [[Trinity River (Texas)|Trinity River]], with [[Liberty, Texas|Liberty]] on the east bank. It had a West Liberty post office from 1839–1841 and a Dayton post office, starting in 1877. Dayton was originally a part of the City of Liberty, but voters petitioned and voted to separate from the City of Liberty in 1898. Dayton incorporated in May 1911. A fire that devoured the center of town in late August 1911 was followed a few days later by a vote to disincorporate.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dayton Has a Fire |agency=The Liberty Vindicator |date=25 Aug 1911 |page=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dayton Corporation Abolished |agency=The Liberty Vindicator |date=1 Sep 1911 |page=2}}</ref> Dayton voted to reincorporated on November 28, 1925.<ref name=epperson>{{cite web |last1=Epperson |first1=Jean L |title=Dayton, TX |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/dayton-tx |website=Handbook of Texas |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.cityofdaytontx.com/things-to-do/discover-dayton/our-history |website=Dayton Texas |publisher=City of Dayton |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

==Government and infrastructure==
The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] (TDCJ) operates the Dayton District Parole Office in Dayton.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff3.htm Parole Division Region III] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725203948/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff3.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref> In addition, the TDCJ operates some correctional facilities near the City limits of Dayton. The [[L.V. Hightower Unit]] prison and the [[Dempsie Henley Unit]] and [[Lucille G. Plane Unit]] prisons are {{convert|4|mi|km}} north of the downtown area of Dayton.<ref name="Hightower">"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/hi.htm Hightower Unit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201233/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/hi.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.</ref><ref name="Henley">"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/lt.htm Henley Unit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201231/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/lt.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.</ref><ref name="Plane">"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/lj.htm Plane Unit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201403/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/lj.htm |date=2010-07-25 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Dayton Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/dayton-110-s-main-st-dayton-tx-1360389 Post Office Location - DAYTON] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609131159/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/dayton-110-s-main-st-dayton-tx-1360389 |date=2012-06-09 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 16, 2010.</ref>

The District 18 seat in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] is currently held by republican [[Ernest Bailes]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elected Officials Districts: Texas House District 18|url=https://www.texastribune.org/directory/districts/tx-house/18/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803093348/https://www.texastribune.org/directory/districts/tx-house/18/|archive-date=2020-08-03|access-date=2021-03-05|website=The Texas Tribune|language=en}}</ref>

The city of Dayton operates under a typical [[council–manager government]] with five elected members, and a mayor elected at-large. All six are non-partisan and unpaid, elected for two and three year terms, staggered so three positions are up for election each year. The current mayor is Martin Mudd elected in 2023. His current term will expire in 2026. Executive power is vested in the council-appointed city manager, currently City Manager Kimberly Judge. City Administration also includes a Deputy City Manager Derek Woods.<ref>{{cite web |title=Government |url=https://www.cityofdaytontx.com/government |website=Dayton Texas |publisher=City of Dayton, TX |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

The Dayton Economic Development Corporation (DEDC), a type B Economic Development entity, provides economic development and community development services to the greater Dayton, Texas region. DEDC has invested over $3 Million in the local business community since its creation in 1996.

==Transportation==
===Highways===

The major route passing through Dayton is [[U.S. Highway 90 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 90]], traveling west towards [[Crosby, Texas|Crosby]] and [[Houston]] and east into [[East Texas]] to [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]] and onward to [[Louisiana]].

[[State Highway 321 (Texas)|SH 321]] connects Dayton to [[Cleveland, Texas|Cleveland]]. Within the city of Dayton, SH 321 is referred to as North Cleveland Street, passing through residential Dayton as a four-lane urban highway, before narrowing back down to a two-lane rural State Highway going north to Cleveland.<ref>{{cite web |title=STATE HIGHWAY NO. 321 |url=https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0321.htm |website=Highway Designation File |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

[[State Highway 146 (Texas)|SH 146]] provides Dayton with a connection to [[Baytown, Texas|Baytown]].<ref>{{cite web |title=STATE HIGHWAY NO. 146 |url=https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/SH/SH0146.htm |website=Highway Designation File |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

[[Farm to Market Road 1960|FM 1960]] connects Dayton to the northern reaches of [[Houston]] as well as [[Humble, Texas|Humble]] and [[Huffman, Texas|Huffman]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 1960 |url=https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM1500/FM1960.htm |website=Highway Designation File |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref> [[Farm to Market Road 1409|FM 1409]] connects Dayton to [[Old River-Winfree, Texas|Old River-Winfree]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FARM TO MARKET ROAD NO. 1409 |url=https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/FM1000/FM1409.htm |website=Highway Designation File |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

[[Texas State Highway 99|Grand Parkway (SH 99)]] is a [[Loop road|loop]] toll road that intersects with US 90 and connects Dayton with other outer areas of [[Greater Houston]].

===Railroads===

Dayton is the meeting point of two rail lines. One is a north/south [[Union Pacific|Union Pacific (UP)]] line that comes out of the UP Baytown Subdivision.  The other is the east/west UP Lafayette Subdivision line that roughly follows US 90. The [[Burlington Northern Santa Fe|BNSF]] has authority to operate its trains on the Baytown Subdivision from Dayton to just west of Baytown and has a rail yard just south of Dayton. Another rail line runs through the northern edge of the city, called the UP Beaumont Subdivision.  A study was performed by the Texas Department of Transportation concerning a Dayton-to-Cleveland single mainline rail corridor consisting of approximately 40 miles of track connecting the UP Lufkin Subdivision and the BNSF Conroe Subdivision near Cleveland to the UPRR Baytown Subdivision south of Dayton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Houston-Beaumont Region Freight Study |url=https://ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot-info/rail/draft-report.pdf |access-date=February 27, 2023|website=Texas Department of Transportation}}</ref>

==Education==
The city of Dayton is served by the [[Dayton Independent School District]].

Dayton ISD students are zoned to [[Lee College]].<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.186.  LEE COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA].</ref>

The community is served by the Jones Public Library. The Jones Library Board is an advisory board appointed by the Dayton City Council.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jones Public Library Board |url=https://www.jonespubliclibrary.org/membership/jones-public-library-mission-statement-1 |website=Jones Public Library |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Don Brown (running back)|Don Brown]], football player
* [[Bill Daniel (politician)|Bill Daniel]], governor of the United States Territory of [[Guam]]<ref name="murph" />
* [[Price Daniel|Marion Price Daniel, Sr.]], Texas governor<ref name=murph>"Texas Giant: The Life of Price Daniel", by Dan Murph {{ISBN|978-1-57168-571-1}}</ref>
* [[Julie Kocurek]], attorney and judge
* [[Mike Mabry]], [[American football]] [[Center (American football)|center]]
* [[John Otto (politician)|John Otto]], American politician
* [[Aaron Ripkowski]], football player

==References==
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==External links==

{{Portal|Texas}}
* [http://www.dayton-online.com www.dayton-online.com] – Dayton's Online Community.
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