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Population in July 2007: 828. Population change since 2000: -6.1%

Males: 395	(47.7%)
Females: 433	(52.3%)

Median resident age:	40.1 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 50530.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,403 (it was $33,864 in 2000)

Dayton:	$43,403
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,909 (it was $49,200 in 2000)

Dayton:	$72,909
Iowa:	$117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $78,495; Detached houses: $77,911; In 2-unit structures: $77,215; Mobile homes: $45,000
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Races in Dayton:

White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Dayton: 70.3 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.9%), Swedish (16.5%), Irish (10.6%), English (9.7%), Norwegian (9.6%), United States (8.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/8/1881

Land area: 0.83 square miles.

Population density: 995 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dayton

High school or higher: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
Unemployed: 4.8%
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dayton city

Never married: 18.0%
Now married: 56.7%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 13.8%
Divorced: 10.4%

12 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.4%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Dayton, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dayton to the number of sex offenders is 414 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dayton:	1.2% ($589)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (27.7 miles , pop. 50,731).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (121.9 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (329.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Harcourt, IA (2.3 miles ), Boxholm, IA (2.5 miles ), Lehigh, IA (2.6 miles ), Stratford, IA (2.7 miles ), Pilot Mound, IA (2.7 miles ), Fraser, IA (3.3 miles) , Gowrie, IA (3.4 miles ), Paton, IA (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $86,700
1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $99,800
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $67,500
2001: 1 building, cost: $127,000
2002: 1 building, cost: $160,000
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $134,300
2004: 1 building, cost: $150,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $150,000
2006: 1 building, cost: $84,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $125,000

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Latitude: 42.26 N, Longitude: 94.07 W

Area code: 515

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Population change in the 1990s: +91 (+11.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Health care (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Educational services (12%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Other financial specialists (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)

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Dayton-area historical tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 192% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1976, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.7 miles away from the Dayton city center injured 9 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/24/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.0 miles away from the city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Dayton:

TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; FORT DODGE, IA)
BOONE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BOONE, IA)
HAMILTON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WEBSTER CITY, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Dayton, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dayton:

IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)

Public elementary/middle school in Dayton:

Dayton Center (Location: 104 2nd St. NW; Grades: PK-3)

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Library in Dayton:

DAYTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $31,836; Location: 36 WEST SKILLET ST.; 10,829 books; 389 audio materials; 871 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Dayton: Dayton Country Club (A), Farmers Co-op Company Elevator (B), Dayton City Library (C), Dayton Police Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Dayton include: Christ the King Church (A), Trinity Lutheran Church (B), United Methodist Church (C), Emanuel Lutheran Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Dayton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Dayton include: Lake Ole Park (1), Oak Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Dayton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dayton and their reported violations in the past:

DAYTON MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 884, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-09-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-19-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-19-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (APR-05-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.4%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	11.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	4.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dayton, IA

43 people in nursing homes

Dayton compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Dayton (2009 data):

Security Savings Bank: Dayton Branch at 39 South Main St, branch established on 2007-04-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $84.7 mil, Deposits: $72.8 mil, headquarters in Gowrie, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Security Financial, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Webster County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%)

Religon statistics for Dayton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	29.2%	20.5%	15.8%	14.5%	4.4%
Congregations	12.7%	20.6%	17.5%	9.5%	3.2%

Name	Charismatic Churches Independent	American Baptist Churches in the USA	United Church of Christ	The Evangelical Covenant Church	Other religions
Adherents	3.3%	2.3%	1.7%	1.7%	6.7%
Congregations	3.2%	3.2%	3.2%	4.8%	22.2%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$1,085
Other Government Administration	1	$2,984	$35,808	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,130	$25,560	1	$1,010
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$1,499
Sewerage	1	$2,734	$32,808	0	$0
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$1,435
Electric Power	0	$0		1	$60
Local Libraries	0	$0		3	$1,780
Totals for Government	3	$7,848	$31,392	8	$6,869

Dayton government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $83,000
Solid Waste Management: $44,000
Construction - Sewerage: $272,000
Housing & Community Development: $100,000

Regular Highways: $40,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $450,000
Sewerage: $135,000

Water Utilities: $126,000

General - Other: $95,000

Regular Highways: $82,000

Police Protection: $58,000

Solid Waste Management: $45,000

Financial Administration: $38,000

Libraries: $37,000

Fire Protection: $13,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000

General Public Buildings: $5,000

Housing & Community Development: $4,000

Central Staff Services: $3,000
Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $136,000
General - Interest on Debt: $17,000
Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $36,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
General Support: $11,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $735,000
Water Utilities: $45,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $378,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $359,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $279,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $37,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $720,000
Other, NEC: $359,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $99,000
Electric Utilities: $15,000

Water Utilities: $8,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $21,000
Special Assessments: $11,000

Rents: $10,000

Interest Earnings: $9,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $137,000
General - Other: $25,000

Housing & Community Development: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $352,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $507,000
Water Utilities: $105,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $38,000
End of Fiscal Year: $34,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $60,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $71,000
General Support: $14,000
Tax - Property: $192,000
Public Utilities: $86,000

Total General Sales: $35,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $187,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000

4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,124 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.97%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hamilton County, IA	0.38% ($37,170 average AGI)
from Calhoun County, IA	0.37% ($29,667)
from Humboldt County, IA	0.27% ($9,054)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,480 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Polk County, IA	0.58% ($36,333 average AGI)
to Calhoun County, IA	0.42% ($30,305)
to Story County, IA	0.27% ($36,526)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dayton:

KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KVFD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KWBG (1590 AM; 1 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dayton:

KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
KUEL (92.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KFGQ-FM (99.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
KLRX (96.1 FM; MADRID, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
KQWC-FM (95.7 FM; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
K206BF (89.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KGRA (98.9 FM; JEFFERSON, IA; Owner: COON VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
KCCQ (105.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Dayton:

KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
K56GD (Channel 56; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
K48FZ (Channel 48; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-52, INC.)
K19DX (Channel 19; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
K27EW (Channel 27; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
K33ED (Channel 33; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K51EP (Channel 51; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K53FD (Channel 53; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
K59FM (Channel 59; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K69GZ (Channel 69; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
K25FA (Channel 25; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
K47EK (Channel 47; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
K49DZ (Channel 49; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K55GV (Channel 55; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
K57GN (Channel 57; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
K61GF (Channel 61; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)

Dayton fatal accident list:
Jun 27, 2002 06:10 AM, Sr-175, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 2, 1995 09:20 AM, 3rd St Sw, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

PETER M CONNOLLY, 2768 3rd Ave Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

3442 Oak Ave., Call Sign: WQID410
Assigned Frequencies : 159.517 MHz, 159.532 MHz
Grant Date: 01/09/2008, Expiration Date: 01/09/2018, Certifier: Steve Grettenberg
Registrant: National License Corp., 9050 Briarclift Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, Phone: (317) 849-5866, Fax: (317) 841-3328, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

DAYTON DT, 2768 3rd Ave Ne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: WQGC580
Assigned Frequencies : 6645.00 MHz, 10617.5 MHz
Grant Date: 12/08/2006, Expiration Date: 12/08/2016, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KA0ZLX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00473288
Grant Date: 02/25/2002, Expiration Date: 05/19/2012
Registrant: Gaylord J Carlson, Rr 1, Dayton, IA 50530
Call Sign: WD0AXH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00019345
Grant Date: 09/02/2004, Expiration Date: 10/19/2014, Certifier: David H Larson
Registrant: David H Larson, 3754 Paragon Ave, Dayton, IA 50530-7557
Call Sign: KD0CUS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00125877
Grant Date: 02/04/2008, Expiration Date: 02/04/2018, Certifier: Kelly L Blair
Registrant: Kelly L Blair, 3531 Paragon Av, Dayton, IA 50530

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: SHINER PITTS SPECIAL S-1S (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 79SS , Serial Number: 687-H, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 10/31/1980
Registrant (Individual): Dick E Swanson, Po Box 156, Dayton, IA 50530
Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 85777 , Serial Number: 7AC-4526, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 02/27/1956
Registrant (Corporation): Haubs Photography & Services Inc, Rural Route 1, Dayton, IA 50530

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