Dayton is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,678 at the 2020 census.

History

The city was founded in 1850 by Andrew Smith and Joel Palmer. Palmer, who also served as superintendent of Indian affairs for Oregon,

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Dayton had a population of 2,678. The median age was 34.8 years. 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.2 males age 18 and over.

There were 858 households in Dayton, of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.1% were married-couple households, 12.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

! Race !! Number !! Percent

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| White || 1,859 || 69.4%

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| Black or African American || 13 || 0.5%

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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 49 || 1.8%

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| Asian || 18 || 0.7%

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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 2 || 0.1%

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| Some other race || 380 || 14.2%

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| Two or more races || 357 || 13.3%

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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 805 || 30.1%

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2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,534 people, 797 households, and 624 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 843 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 79.2% White, 0.5% African American, 1.0% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 14.7% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 29.9% of the population.

There were 797 households, of which 48.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.7% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.52.

The median age in the city was 32.8 years. 32.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 10.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census

Transportation

Dayton is served by three signed Oregon state highways and one unsigned state highway:

  • Signed highways
  • Oregon Route 18
  • Oregon Route 221
  • Oregon Route 233, which travels as one road with State Route 18 between Lafayette Highway to the west and Oregon Route 99W to the east.
  • Unsigned highway
  • Oregon Route 154 (SE Lafayette Highway) is assigned this route number south of its intersection with State Highway 233.

Prior to the construction of Highway 18 as a limited-access bypass of Dayton and McMinnville, Highway 233 continued east on its old route (SE Amity-Dayton Highway) into downtown Dayton, where it was named Ferry Street. The highway crossed the Yamhill River via ferry to the northeast side of the river at what is now called Alderman Park. There, Highway 233 continued northeast along SE Kreder Road to its northern terminus at what was then numbered as US Route 99W. During this period, the northern terminus of Highway 221 was located at its intersection with Ferry Street.

Government

thumb|City Hall

Sometime in the late 19th century to early 20th century, land was donated for the construction of a city hall and library by a community member named Mary Gilkey. The current city hall and library used to be a firehouse. The library is part of the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service.

Education

Dayton has three schools within the Dayton School District: Dayton Grade School, Dayton Jr. High School and Dayton High School. The school mascot is the Pirate.

Notable people

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  • Dante Rosario, NFL player
  • Dewey Sullivan, Dayton High School football coach; Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inductee
  • Paige VanZant, UFC fighter

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Yamhill County, Oregon

References

  • Official website
  • Entry for Dayton in the Oregon Blue Book
  • Dayton community website