| City of Dayton | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Liberty |
| Incorporated | May 3, 1911 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Steve Stephens |
| Area | |
| - Total | 11 sq mi (28. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. List of Texas county name etymologies|List of Texas county seat name etymologies The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U Liberty County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Steve Stephens was an American Television host in the late 1950s and 1960s as well as a Musician. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²) |
| - Land | 11. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² 0 sq mi (28. 6 km²) |
| - Water | 0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²) |
| Elevation | 73 ft (22. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 3 m) |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
| - Total | 5,709 |
| - Density | 517. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (199. 7/km²) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 77535 |
| Area code(s) | 936 |
| FIPS code | 48-19432[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1334116[3] |
Dayton is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is now clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Liberty County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 5,709 at the 2000 census.
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Geography
Dayton is located at (30. 056383, -94. 895500)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 0 square miles (28. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 5,709 people, 2,129 households, and 1,517 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 517. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 people per square mile (199. 7/km²). There were 2,371 housing units at an average density of 214. 8/sq mi (82. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 71. 08% White, 19. 69% African American, 0. 44% Native American, 0. 68% Asian, 0. 04% Pacific Islander, 6. 67% from other races, and 1. 40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10. 53% of the population.
There were 2,129 households out of which 37. 4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50. 5% were married couples living together, 16. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28. 7% were non-families. 25. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 66 and the average family size was 3. 18.
In the city the population was spread out with 30. 0% under the age of 18, 9. 7% from 18 to 24, 28. 2% from 25 to 44, 20. 2% from 45 to 64, and 12. 0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 89. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87. 4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,401, and the median income for a family was $47,250. Males had a median income of $39,075 versus $21,068 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,139. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 16. 3% of families and 21. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 6% of those under age 18 and 15. 8% of those age 65 or over.
History
Dayton, on U.S. Highway 90 six miles west of Liberty in southwestern Liberty County, was first called West Liberty and was considered part of the original town of Liberty, founded in 1831. US Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route it has always ended at Liberty is a city in and the County seat of Liberty County, Texas, United States and a part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan Liberty County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Liberty is a city in and the County seat of Liberty County, Texas, United States and a part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan The Trinity River divided the two parts of the town: Liberty was on its east bank, and West Liberty was on a hill three miles west of the river. The Trinity River is a 710-mile long river that flows entirely within the U A new road and a ferry directly connected the two. Both parts of the town were located on the four-league Mexican land grant appropriated for the capital of the old municipality of Santísima Trinidad de la Libertad, which later became known as Liberty. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Liberty is a city in and the County seat of Liberty County, Texas, United States and a part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan The postmaster of West Liberty from March 25, 1839, through September 15, 1841, was A. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Thouvenin, probably the same man as Arnold Thouvenin, who obtained a quarter-league Mexican land grant in Polk County in April 1835. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Polk County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2000 the population was 41133 The West Liberty post office was apparently discontinued after a few years. Land was designated for a school in 1847. The schoolhouse was accepted on December 31, 1853, by the board of trustees of the Corporation of the Town of Liberty. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Liberty is a city in and the County seat of Liberty County, Texas, United States and a part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan Also in 1853, A. N. B. Thompson was authorized to survey and plat the town of West Liberty. During the Civil War, thirty-three ladies of West Liberty wrote to Governor Francis R. Lubbock in January 1863, petitioning him to relieve Mr. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Francis Richard Lubbock ( October 16, 1815 June 22, 1905) was the 9th Governor of Texas and was in office during the Sol Andrews of his military duties so that he might continue his vocation of manufacturer of looms and spinning wheels, as cloth for clothing was desperately needed.
Sometime after 1854 West Liberty also became known as Day's Town, for I. C. Day, a wealthy landowner who resided just to the south of the town on the Munson league. The flag stop for the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, completed in 1860, was known variously as West Liberty, Days Station, and Dayton Station. The name Dayton was applied to the local post office in 1877, though the official name of the town remained West Liberty until the mid-1880s. In 1885 Dayton reported a population of sixty, and in 1890 a post office, a school, and two churches served its 239 residents. Lumbering and cattle raising were the chief industries until James E. Berry helped establish a drainage system to make rice a major crop. Texas governor Marion Price Daniel, Sr., was born in Dayton on October 10, 1910; his brother Bill Daniel, governor of the United States Territory of Guam from 1961 through 1963, was born in Dayton on November 20, 1915. Marion Price Daniel Sr ( October 10, 1910 - August 25, 1988) was a Democratic Party U Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting William (Bill Partlow Daniel ( 20 November 1915 – 20 June 2006) was a Governor of Guam and Democratic member of the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year By 1910 the town had a bank, two cotton gins, a weekly newspaper, and 2,500 inhabitants. Dayton was recorded as an incorporated municipality on May 3, 1911. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The mayor was W. M. Babcock, and aldermen were W. T. Jamison, J. H. Marshall, J. A. Coleman, and J. D. Spear. Town records indicate that the community was reincorporated in 1925. Oil development during the 1920s brought new industries. By 1940 Dayton reported 1,207 residents and seventy businesses and was listed as a railroad center. The population increased steadily from 3,367 in 1965 to 6,201 in 1988. In 1989 the largest school population in the county made the Dayton Independent School District the major employer in the city. Dayton Independent School District is a public School district based in Dayton, Texas ( USA) At that time Dayton operated under a mayor-council form of city government. In 1990 Dayton had a population of 5,151, and in 2000 the population was 5,709.
Transportation
Highways
The major route traveling through Dayton is U.S. Highway 90, traveling west towards Houston and east into East Texas to Beaumont and onward to Louisiana. US Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route it has always ended at East Texas is a distinct geographic and ecological area in the U Beaumont is a city in and the County seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont&ndash Port Arthur Metropolitan The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America SH 321 connects Dayton to Cleveland. State Highway 321, or SH 321, is a north-south highway in southeastern Texas between Cleveland, starting Loop 573 in downtown and proceeding south to Cleveland is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 7605 at the 2000 census Within the city of Dayton, SH 321 is referred to as North Cleveland Street, passing through residential Dayton as a 4 lane urban highway, before narrowing back down to a 2 lane rural State Highway going north to Cleveland. SH 146 provides Dayton with a connection to Baytown, and FM 1960 connects Dayton to the Northern reaches of Houston as well as Humble and Huffman. State Highway 146, or SH 146, is a north-south highway in southeastern Texas beginning in Livingston, starting at US 190 and proceeds south to Baytown is a City in Chambers and Harris Counties in the Gulf Coast region of the U Humble is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Huffman is an unincorporated area of northeastern Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area
Railroads
Dayton is the meeting point of 2 rail lines. One is a north/south Union Pacific (UP) line that comes out of Baytown called the UP Baytown Subdivsion. The other is the east/west UP Lafayette Subdivision line that roughly follows US 90. The BNSF has authority to operate its trains on the Baytown Subdivision from Dayton to just west of Baytown and has a rail yard just south of Dayton. The BNSF Railway headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining Transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in Another rail line runs through the northern edge of the city, called the UP Beaumont Subdivsion. A study is being performed by Texas Department of Transportation regarding a Dayton to Cleveland single mainline rail corridor consisting of approximately 40 miles of track connecting the UP Lufkin Subdivision and the BNSF Conroe Subdivision near Cleveland to the UPRR Baytown Subdivision south of Dayton.
Education
The City of Dayton is served by the Dayton Independent School District. Dayton Independent School District is a public School district based in Dayton, Texas ( USA)
UFO Incident
Dayton was the site of a reported UFO incident in 1980, in which three people insist they were irradiated by a UFO. The Cash-Landrum Incident was a reported Unidentified Flying Object sighting from the United States in 1980, which the witnesses insist was responsible
References
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- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
External links
- www.unsolved.com/Unexplained/UFO - Television show that had shown this UFO Incident.
- www.texasmonthly.com/ranch/ufo/dayton.php - More on this UFO incident.
- http://ufo.whipnet.org/xdocs/Cash.Landrum/Piney.Woods.html - another source concerning this UFO incident.
- Dayton, Texas is at coordinates Coordinates:
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