Guide to Dayton Minnesota

Dayton (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2007
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

2,672

4,070

4,392

4,686

5015

294

12.42

Land Area (sq. mile)

23.00

23.91

23.42

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

116.17

170.22

187.53

200.09

12.56

6.27

Housing Units

716

1,201

1,394

1,566

172

10.98

Households

1,178

1,376

1,550

1640

Persons Per Household

3.46

3.19

3.02

3.06

.04

Dayton is a city in Hennepin and Wright counties in the state of Minnesota. Dayton is mainly in Hennepin County, but a part of the city extends into Wright County as well. Dayton is located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Crow Rivers. County Roads 121 and 144 are two of the main routes in the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.2 square miles (65.2 km²), of which, 23.5 square miles (60.7 km²) of it is land and 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²) of it (6.83%) is water. The elevation is 879 ft (268 m).

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,699 people, 1,550 households, and 1,292 families residing in the city. The population density was 200.4 people per square mile (77.4/km²). There were 1,566 housing units at an average density of 66.8/sq mi (25.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.28% White, 0.64% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.81% Asian, 1.87% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.75% of the population. 31.6% were of German, 13.5% Swedish, 11.0% Norwegian and 7.9% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,550 households out of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $66,875, and the median income for a family was $71,356. Males had a median income of $41,476 versus $30,386 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,756. About 1.0% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

DAYTON Township, settled in 1851, organized May 11, 1858, was named, like its village, platted in 1855, in honor of Lyman Dayton of St. Paul, one of the original proprietors. He was born in Southington, Conn., August 25, 1810, and died in St. Paul, October 20, 1865. He came to Minnesota in 1849 and invested largely in real estate; was the projector and president of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad (later named St. Paul and Duluth). Dayton is also a city with Wright County; its post office began in 1855.

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