Dayton, Idaho

Dayton, Idaho
FIPS code		16-20710
GNIS feature ID	0399846

Dayton is a city in

.

History

In 1867, Joseph Chadwick and his family settled on Five Mile Creek and built a log cabin. In one room he had a supply store to accommodate the few settlers and freighters. He was followed by Peter Poole, Robert Taylor, Stephen Callan, George Mendenhall, Richard Wickham and their families. The locality was originally known as Franklin Meadows. It was later known as Five Mile Creek, then Chadville,[4] and in 1890 Card. In 1906 William B. Preston gave it the name of Dayton. Fred Jenson was the first Mormon Presiding Elder.

Dayton had 271 residents in 1930.^[5]

Geography

Dayton lies on the west side of Cache Valley, along Five Mile Creek at the base of the Bannock Mountains.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.56 square miles (16.99 km²), of which, 6.52 square miles (16.89 km²) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) is water.^[6]

Climate

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Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1920	225		—
1930	271		20.4%
1940	364		34.3%
1950	287		−21.2%
1960	212		−26.1%
1970	198		−6.6%
1980	368		85.9%
1990	357		−3.0%
2000	444		24.4%
2010	463		4.3%
2019 (est.)	494	[3]	6.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

2010 census

As of the

Latino

of any race were 6.5% of the population.

There were 134 households, of which 48.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.9% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 13.4% were non-families. 11.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.46 and the average family size was 3.72.

The median age in the city was 31.1 years. 32.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.8% male and 49.2% female.

2000 census

As of the

of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 126 households, out of which 51.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.52 and the average family size was 3.95.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 41.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,442, and the median income for a family was $37,308. Males had a median income of $26,786 versus $22,188 for females. The

, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

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