Dayton, Oregon
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 45°13′14″N 123°4′41″W / 45.22056, -123.07806
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Yamhill
Incorporated	1880
Government
- Mayor	Jolie White
Area
- Total	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²)
- Land	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	280 ft (85.3 m)
Population (2007)
- Total	2,495
- Density	3,564/sq mi (1,313/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	Pacific (UTC-7)
ZIP code	97114
Area code(s)	503
FIPS code	41-18250[1]
GNIS feature ID	1166639[2]

Dayton is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,119 at the 2000 census. As of July 2007 its estimated population is 2,495.^[3]

History

The town was founded in 1850 by Andrew Smith and Joel Palmer.^[4] Palmer, who also served as superintendent of Indian affairs for Oregon,^[4] built a flour mill there. Dayton was named for Smith's former hometown of Dayton, Ohio.^[4] Christopher Taylor served as the town's first postmaster when Dayton post office was opened in 1851.

There are many historic landmarks throughout the city, including the Fort Yamhill Block House, which was brought to Dayton to prevent it from being demolished. This structure was built by Willamette Valley settlers on Fort Hill in the Grand Ronde Valley in 1855 and 1856. John G. Lewis, a citizen of Dayton, secured permission from authorities to move the logs to Dayton, which was done in 1911. It is now in the city park.^[4]

Geography

Dayton is located in the Willamette Valley, approximately 25 miles southwest of Portland. It is located just outside McMinnville, Oregon.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Fort Yamhill blockhouse located in the city park

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,119 people, 641 households, and 516 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,935.4 people per square mile (1,136.3/km²). There were 656 housing units at an average density of 908.7/sq mi (351.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.70% White, 1.56% African American, 1.18% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 11.80% from other races, and 4.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.19% of the population.

There were 641 households out of which 49.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.66.

In the city the population was spread out with 36.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,556, and the median income for a family was $43,047. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $23,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,140. About 11.7% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Dayton is rural community with many people involved in agriculture, including nursery stock and wine vineyards, as well as vegetable, berry, nut, and wheat production and dairy farming.^{[citation needed]}

Government

Sometime in the late 1800s to early 1900s, land was donated for building a city hall and library by a community member named Mary Gilkey. The current city hall and library used to be a firehouse. The library is part of the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service.

Education

Dayton has three schools within the Dayton School District.

Grade school

• Dayton Grade School has about 450 students in kindergarten through 5th grade. It is a bilingual school with a classroom at each grade level having a bilingual (English/Spanish) teacher.

Middle school

• Dayton Junior High School

High school

• Dayton High School

See also

• List of Registered Historic Places in Yamhill County

References

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External links

• Oregon Blue Book entry for Dayton
• Dayton School District
• Mary Gilkey Dayton Public Library
• DaytonOregon.org
• Brookside Cemetery in Findagrave

• Dayton, Oregon is at coordinates 45°13′14″N 123°04′41″W / 45.220651, -123.078177 (Dayton, Oregon)Coordinates: 45°13′14″N 123°04′41″W / 45.220651, -123.078177 (Dayton, Oregon)

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