Dayton, Indiana

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Back to Dayton, IN housing info, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, IN smaller cities, IN small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Dayton, IN Tippecanoe County Population in July 2008: 1,208. Population change since 2000: +7.9%   Males: 589   (48.8%) Females: 619   (51.2%) Median resident age:   30.0 years Indiana median age:   35.2 years Zip codes: 47941. Estimated median household income in 2008: $51,909 (it was $44,792 in 2000) Dayton:   $51,909 Indiana:   $47,966 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $20,433 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $111,312 (it was $94,200 in 2000) Dayton:   $111,312 Indiana:   $125,200 Dayton, IN residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Dayton: White Non-Hispanic (95.9%) Hispanic (2.1%) Two or more races (1.3%) Other race (1.0%) American Indian (0.7%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Dayton: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Dayton, Indiana on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Dayton is mentioned 52 times on our forum: Relocationg to Ft Wayne IN or Cinci/Dayton OH??  (13 replies) Tansportation Options from Muncie to Dayton/Springfield/Columbus?  (2 replies) New ND coach angst, fka Off to the Homeland  (262 replies) Indiana Pictures  (442 replies) Warning: Indy politicans conspiring for another regional tax grab.  (42 replies) What do you think of Indianapolis?  (117 replies) Latest news from Dayton, IN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (24.8%), United States (14.2%), Irish (9.1%), English (5.8%), French (3.3%), Dutch (3.1%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 673 feet Land area: 1.04 square miles. Population density: 1164 people per square mile   (low).

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Dayton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 195% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.4 miles away from the Dayton town center injured 44 people.

On 4/26/1994, a category 4 tornado 12.0 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Dayton-area historical earthquake activity is below Indiana state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 74.7 miles away from Dayton center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from the city center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 25.7 miles away from Dayton center
On 12/16/1996 at 01:58:31, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from Dayton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	78.1%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This town:	7.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dayton, IN

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Here		37.0%
USA		50.2%

9.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,721 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.80%
Indiana average:	6.54%

1.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($881 average AGI)

Tippecanoe County:	1.15%
Indiana average:	0.10%

from Marion County, IN	0.41% ($31,787 average AGI)
from White County, IN	0.40% ($28,786)
from Clinton County, IN	0.37% ($27,129)

9.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,332 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.10%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($505 average AGI)

Tippecanoe County:	0.17%
Indiana average:	0.03%

to Marion County, IN	0.73% ($34,518 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL	0.33% ($28,554)
to Clinton County, IN	0.31% ($29,515)

• 283 Market St, Call Sign: KJK776, Licensee ID: L00240822
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.370 MHz, 154.280 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/21/2004, Expiration Date: 03/09/2014
  Registrant: Sheffield, Township Of, Dayton, IN 47941, Phone: (317) 296-3107
• Flow Receiver Site 721 Walnut St, Call Sign: WNNC339, Licensee ID: L00097419
  Assigned Frequencies : 173.337 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/23/1998, Expiration Date: 12/13/2003, Cancelation Date: 02/15/2004
  Registrant: Dayton, Town Of, 721 Walnut St, Dayton, IN 47941, Phone: (317) 296-2533
• Sr 38 I65 Nb, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 14 m, Call Sign: WPNQ974
  Assigned Frequencies : 0.53000 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/17/2004, Expiration Date: 05/11/2014, Certifier: Lewis Hartman
  Registrant: Indiana Department Of Transportation, 100 N Senate Ave N755, Indianapolis, IN 46204, Fax: (317) 232-0238
• 721 Walnut St, Type: Bant, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPZT573
  Assigned Frequencies : 458.287 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/10/2004, Expiration Date: 03/10/2014, Certifier: Ladonna L Snyder
  Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Rd #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Email:

• Call Sign: N9LJX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00171076
  Grant Date: 07/04/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
  Registrant: Scott A Stembaugh, 705 Shakamak Ct, Dayton, IN 47941
• Call Sign: WB9YWB, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 04/29/1998, Expiration Date: 04/29/2008
  Registrant: Arley M Perkins Jr, 749 South St, Dayton, IN 47941-0307

• Fire: 7
• Hazardous Condition: 3
• Good Intent Call: 2

• #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Transportation equipment"

• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"