Dayton, Tennessee

Dayton, Tennessee
Dayton, Tennessee
City
	Location of Dayton in Rhea County, Tennessee.
	Coordinates: 35°30′N 85°1′W / 35.500°N 85.017°W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Rhea
Settled	ca. 1820
Incorporated	1903
Named for	Dayton, Ohio
Area
• Total	8.74 sq mi (22.64 km2)
• Land	8.50 sq mi (22.02 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2)
Elevation	696 ft (212 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	7,065
• Density	830.79/sq mi (320.78/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	37321
Area code	423
FIPS code	47-19700
GNIS feature ID	1306293
Website	www.daytontn.net

Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee, United States.^[7] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,065.^[8] The Dayton Urban Cluster, which includes developed areas adjacent to the city and extends south to Graysville.

Dayton was the site of the Scopes Trial in 1925 dealing with the creation–evolution controversy.

^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005–2006, pp. 618-625.
^ Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 59.
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 11, 2012.^{[dead link]}

[1] Tennessee Blue Book, 2005–2006, pp. 618-625.

[2] Larry Miller, Tennessee Place Names (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 59.

[TigerWebMapServer-3] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-4] Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR2-5] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR3-6] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR6-7] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[Census2010-8] "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 11, 2012.^{[dead link]}

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