Dayton, Ohio
city in Ohio, United States
Dayton is a large city in the American state of Ohio. It is where Orville and Wilbur Wright grew up. The Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, also near Dayton, gets part of its name from the Wright brothers. The National Museum of the United States Air Force is inside the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Dayton, Ohio | |
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| City of Dayton | |
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| Nickname(s): The Gem City | |
| Motto(s): Birthplace of Aviation | |
 Location in Montgomery County and the state of Ohio. | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′34″N 84°11′30″W / 39.75944°N 84.19167°WCoordinates: 39°45′34″N 84°11′30″W / 39.75944°N 84.19167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Montgomery |
| Founded | 1796 |
| 1805 (city) | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nan Whaley (D) |
| Area | |
| • City | 56.50 sq mi (146.33 km2) |
| • Land | 55.65 sq mi (144.13 km2) |
| • Water | 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 141,759 |
| • Estimate (2015)[1] | 140,599 |
| • Rank | US: 189th |
| • Density | 2,543.2/sq mi (981.9/km2) |
| • Urban | 724,091 (US: 59th) |
| • Metro | 799,232 (US: 71st) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | ZIP codes[2] |
| Area code | 937 |
| FIPS code | 39113 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1064514 |
| Website | daytonohio |
Dayton has a humid continental climate (Dfa in the Koeppen climate classification).
Ten people were killed in a mass shooting in Dayton on 4 August 2019.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
- ↑ "Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
Other websitesEdit
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