Editing Dayton, Wyoming

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Dayton, Wyoming
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|image_caption            = Crochan's Hall, Dayton
|image_map                = File:Sheridan County Wyoming Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Dayton Highlighted 5619385.svg
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|map_caption              = Location of Dayton in Sheridan County, Wyoming.
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Wyoming]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Wyoming|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Sheridan County, Wyoming|Sheridan]]
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|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_56.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 1.42
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 757
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|elevation_ft             = 3937
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 82836
|area_code                = [[Area code 307|307]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 56-19385<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1587386<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1587386}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.daytonwyoming.org}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Dayton''' is a town in [[Sheridan County, Wyoming|Sheridan County]], [[Wyoming]], United States. The population was 822  at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].

==History==
Dayton was named after Joe Dayton Thorn (1861-1942) in 1882 because he was one of the founding fathers of the city. Wyoming's first rodeo was held here in the 1890s and Dayton elected the first female mayor in Wyoming.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daytonwyoming.org/history.html |title=Town of Dayton Wyoming |website=www.daytonwyoming.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725222756/http://www.daytonwyoming.org/history.html |archive-date=July 25, 2011}}</ref>

Dayton was home to the San Benito Monastery, a Roman Catholic monastery associated with the [[Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration]], from 1989 to 2014.<ref name="billingssimplecontemplative">{{cite news|title=SIMPLE, CONTEMPLATIVE LIVES With prayer as guide, 3 nuns live on monastery grounds near Dayton|url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/with-prayer-as-guide-nuns-live-on-monastery-grounds-near/article_8b315662-cb5c-11de-b32b-001cc4c002e0.html|access-date=October 4, 2016|work=Billings Gazette|date=November 6, 2009}}</ref><ref name="benedictinewyomingclose">{{cite web|title=Benedictine Sisters to close Wyoming monastery|url=http://www.benedictinesisters.org/articledetail.php?id=306&start=0&status=1&m_year=2014|website=Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration|access-date=October 4, 2016|date=July 15, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Dayton is at the confluence of the [[Tongue River (Montana)|Tongue]] and Little Tongue Rivers. It is on [[U.S. Route 14 in Wyoming|U.S. Route 14]], just east of the [[Big Horn Mountains]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has an area of {{convert|0.53|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

==Climate==

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Dayton has a [[warm-summer humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

{{Weather box
|location = Dayton, Wyoming, 1991&ndash;2020 normals, extremes 2000&ndash;present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 69
|Feb record high F = 71
|Mar record high F = 80
|Apr record high F = 85
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 102
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 90
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 76

|Jan avg record high F = 59.6
|Feb avg record high F = 57.1
|Mar avg record high F = 69.8
|Apr avg record high F = 78.7
|May avg record high F = 84.3
|Jun avg record high F = 93.1
|Jul avg record high F = 96.8
|Aug avg record high F = 96.0
|Sep avg record high F = 92.4
|Oct avg record high F = 80.9
|Nov avg record high F = 70.0
|Dec avg record high F = 58.1
|year avg record high F = 97.8

|Jan high F = 35.9
|Feb high F = 38.1
|Mar high F = 47.0
|Apr high F = 55.3
|May high F = 65.2
|Jun high F = 75.1
|Jul high F = 85.2
|Aug high F = 84.3
|Sep high F = 73.2
|Oct high F = 58.9
|Nov high F = 45.6
|Dec high F = 35.7
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 23.1
|Feb mean F = 25.0
|Mar mean F = 33.5
|Apr mean F = 42.1
|May mean F = 51.3
|Jun mean F = 60.1
|Jul mean F = 68.2
|Aug mean F = 67.0
|Sep mean F = 56.8
|Oct mean F = 44.5
|Nov mean F = 31.9
|Dec mean F = 22.9
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 10.2
|Feb low F = 12.0
|Mar low F = 20.0
|Apr low F = 28.8
|May low F = 37.5
|Jun low F = 45.0
|Jul low F = 51.2
|Aug low F = 49.7
|Sep low F = 40.3
|Oct low F = 30.1
|Nov low F = 18.2
|Dec low F = 10.0
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -15.9
|Feb avg record low F = -12.5
|Mar avg record low F = -0.9
|Apr avg record low F = 11.8
|May avg record low F = 25.1
|Jun avg record low F = 35.0
|Jul avg record low F = 42.6
|Aug avg record low F = 39.5
|Sep avg record low F = 28.4
|Oct avg record low F = 11.1
|Nov avg record low F = -3.9
|Dec avg record low F = -12.4
|year avg record low F = -21.8

|Jan record low F = -26
|Feb record low F = -29
|Mar record low F = -27
|Apr record low F = -4
|May record low F = 14
|Jun record low F = 28
|Jul record low F = 24
|Aug record low F = 29
|Sep record low F = 19
|Oct record low F = -9
|Nov record low F = -17
|Dec record low F = -39

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.82
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.89
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.49
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.06
|May precipitation inch = 3.36
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.99
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.16
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.88
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.55
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.86
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.15
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.82
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 10.8
|Feb snow inch = 11.1
|Mar snow inch = 12.0
|Apr snow inch = 7.1
|May snow inch = 1.4
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.3
|Oct snow inch = 6.4
|Nov snow inch = 7.5
|Dec snow inch = 11.7
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 6.7
|Feb precipitation days = 6.8
|Mar precipitation days = 8.2
|Apr precipitation days = 10.3
|May precipitation days = 11.2
|Jun precipitation days = 9.8
|Jul precipitation days = 6.5
|Aug precipitation days = 5.7
|Sep precipitation days = 6.9
|Oct precipitation days = 8.8
|Nov precipitation days = 6.6
|Dec precipitation days = 6.6

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 5.7
|Feb snow days = 6.1
|Mar snow days = 4.8
|Apr snow days = 2.8
|May snow days = 0.4
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.2
|Oct snow days = 1.9
|Nov snow days = 4.0
|Dec snow days = 6.5

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00482399&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access
|access-date = August 4, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima and minima 2006–2020)<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=byz
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date = August 4, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1910= 313
|1920= 136
|1930= 303
|1940= 240
|1950= 316
|1960= 333
|1970= 396
|1980= 701
|1990= 565
|2000= 678
|2010= 757
|2020 = 822
|estyear=2019
|estimate=828
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 14, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 757 people, 308 households, and 210 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1428.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 336 housing units at an average density of {{convert|634.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 93.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 308 households, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.8% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the town was 44.5 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.4% were from 25 to 44; 33.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 678 people, 277 households, and 186 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 1,429.1 people per square mile (557.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 304 housing units at an average density of 640.8 per square mile (249.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 94.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.15% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.44% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.18% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.62% of the population.

There were 277 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,597, and the median income for a family was $41,500. Males had a median income of $30,909 versus $18,056 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,389. About 4.0% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education in the town of Dayton is provided by [[Sheridan County School District Number 1|Sheridan County School District #1]]. Dayton is the home of Tongue River High School, one of two high schools in the district.

==See also==

* [[List of towns in Wyoming]]
* [[Tongue River Cave]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Dayton, Wyoming}}
* {{official website|http://www.daytonwyoming.org}}
* [http://www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com/dayton.html Historic Photos of Dayton]

{{Sheridan County, Wyoming}}

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[[Category:Towns in Sheridan County, Wyoming]]
[[Category:Towns in Wyoming]]