Dayton (Tennessee)
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 Location in Tennessee
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1820 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Tennessee |
| County : | Rhea County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 30 ′ N , 85 ° 1 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 6,180 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 388.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 16.5 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of which 15.9 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 212 m |
| Postal code : | 37321 |
| Area code : | +1 423 |
| FIPS : | 47-19700 |
| GNIS ID : | 1306293 |
| Website : | www.daytontn.net |
| Mayor : | Bob Vincent |
Dayton is a city in Rhea County , Tennessee , USA connected to the Tennessee River by Richland Creek . In the 2000 survey, a population of 6180 was registered. Dayton is the county seat of the county.
Dayton was best known for the 1925 monkey trial .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 16.5 km², of which 15.9 km² is land and 0.6 km² is water. This means that 3.62% of the area is water. The nearby Chickamauga Lake serves as a recreation area.
Demographics
According to the 2000 survey, the city has 6,180 people, 2,323 households and 1,558 families. The population density is 389.3 inhabitants / km². There are 2492 housing units at a density of 157.0 / km². 90.70% of the population is White, 5.26% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.75% of other races. 1.31% are mixed race, 3.12% are Latinos.
Of the 2,323 households, 31.5% have children under the age of 18. 47.7% of them are married couples living together, 15.3% are single mothers, 32.9% are not families, 29.2% consist of single households and 12.9% are people older than 65. The average household size is 2 , 40 and the average family size 2.95 people.
23.5% of the population are under 18 years of age, 16.0% between 18 and 24, 25.4% between 25 and 44, 20.8% between 45 and 64, 14.3% over 65. The mean age is 34 Years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 86.8, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 82.4.
The median household income is $ 26,542 and the median family income is $ 33,149. Males have a median income of $ 30,521 and females only $ 22,144. The per capita income for the city is $ 15,946. 16.9% of the population and 13.4% of families live below the poverty line, of which 24.0% are younger than 18 years and 16.6% are older than 65.
history
In 1879, the Englishman Sir Titus Salt , former mayor of Bradford , England , bought land in Rhea County and founded Titus Salt and Son Ltd to mine coal and iron ore. In 1883 the Dayton Coal and Iron Company , based in Saltaire , England, took over the further investments. The city of Dayton was founded around 1884. In 1925 the famous monkey trial took place in Dayton . This process pioneered the fact that the theory of evolution could be taught in schools. During the process, the city was briefly the focus of interest from tourists and journalists. In 2006 the novel Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial by Ronald Kidd was published. The novel describes how the city stages the process for PR reasons in order to attract visitors and increase its own level of awareness.
economy
The nearby Sequoyah and Watts Bar nuclear power stations employ some Dayton residents.
sons and daughters of the town
- Amanda Davidson (born 1983), basketball player
- Joseph Aloysius Durick (1914–1994), Bishop of Nashville
- Van Hilleary (born 1959), politician
Individual evidence
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