Downtown Dayton, Ohio, as seen from across the Great Miami River

Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. The county seat and largest city of Montgomery County, it had a population of 166,179 as of 2000. The Greater Dayton area encompasses a number of contiguous communities outside the city proper, including Trotwood, Kettering, Centerville and Beavercreek. It is situated within the Miami Valley region of Ohio. Dayton Thanks Ohio Biz File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Dayton Thanks Ohio Biz File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Great Miami River (also called the Miami River) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 160 mi (257 km) long, in southwestern Ohio in the United States. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Trotwood, named for Betsy Trotwood (the Charles Dickens character), is a city located in Montgomery County, Ohio. ... Kettering is a city located in Greene and Montgomery counties in Ohio. ... Centerville is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Ohio: Centerville, Gallia County, Ohio Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Beavercreek is a city located in Greene County, Ohio. ... The Miami Valley collectively refers to the Great Miami River and its surrounding territory in southwest Ohio. ...

Dayton plays host to significant industrial, aerospace, and research activity, and is known for the technical innovations and inventions developed there. The city was the home of the Wright Brothers, poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, and entrepreneur John H. Patterson. It is nicknamed the Gem City, and is also often known as the "Birthplace of Aviation." The phrase research and development (also R and D or R&D) has a special commercial significance apart from its conventional coupling of research and technological development. ... The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 - January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 - May 30, 1912), are generally credited with the design and construction of the first practical aeroplane, and making the first controllable, powered heavier-than-air flight along with many other aviation milestones. ... Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was a seminal African-American poet in the late 19th and early 20th century. ... John H. Patterson, the Owner of NCR John H. Patterson was the founder and first owner of the National Cash Register Company. ...

Flag (Detail) Seal (Detail)
Nickname: Gem City
Location in Ohio
Founded  -Incorporated	April 1, 1796 1805
County	Montgomery County
Mayor	Rhine L. McLin
Area  - Total  - Water	146.7 km² (56.6 mi²) 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) 1.55%
Population  - City (2000)  - Density  - Metropolitan	166,179 1,150.3/km²  848,153
Time zone	Eastern (UTC –5)
Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS)	39.7627° N 84.1967° W
www.ci.dayton.oh.us

Fifth Third Field, home to the Dragons baseball team is located in Downtown Dayton.

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Name and history

Dayton was founded on April 1, 1796 by a small group of US settlers seven years before the admission of Ohio to the Union in 1803. The town was incorporated in 1805 and given its name after Jonathan Dayton, a captain in the American Revolutionary War and signer of the U.S. Constitution. Dayton was the home of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright who, before their aviation success, ran a bicycle shop in Dayton. It was also the home of the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and of John H. Patterson 1, who founded a successful cash register business in Dayton, National Cash Register Corporation, or NCR, which eventually diversified and was corporation of great importance in the United States during the mid- to late-20th century. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... ... The word Usa has more than one meaning: U.S.A. - The United States of America The United States Army Usa, Oita - A city in Japan The USA cable network USA Today national daily newspaper The University of Southern Alabama goes by the initials U.S.A. The patriotic cheer... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jonathan Dayton, (October 16, 1760–October 9, 1824), American politician, was the third Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and a signer of the United States Constitution. ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen North American colonies. ... Page I of the Constitution of the United States of America Page II of the United States Constitution Page III of the United States Constitution Page IV of the United States Constitution The Syng inkstand, with which the Constitution was signed The Constitution of the United States is the supreme... ... Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 - May 30, 1912), the elder of the Wright brothers, seen as one of the fathers of heavier-than-air flight. ... Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 - January 30, 1948), the younger of the Wright brothers, seen as one of the fathers of heavier-than-air flight. ... Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was a seminal African-American poet in the late 19th and early 20th century. ... John H. Patterson, the Owner of NCR John H. Patterson was the founder and first owner of the National Cash Register Company. ... A cash register or till (British English) is a mechanical or electronic device for calculating and recording sales transactions, and an attached cash drawer for storing currency. ... NCR Corporation is a technology company, specialising in solutions for the retail, and financial industries, as well as decision support systems. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

The Miami and Erie Canal built in the 1830s connected the Dayton commerce from Lake Erie via the Great Miami River and served as the principal route of transportation for western Ohio until the 1850s. The Miami and Erie Canal was a canal that connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio with Lake Erie in Toledo, Ohio. ... Events and Trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony Croquet invented in Ireland Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria... Lake Erie, looking southward from a high rural bluff near Leamington, Ontario Lake Erie is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, the worlds largest such lakes. ... Events and Trends Technology Production of steel revolutionised by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Science Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species, putting forward the theory of evolution...

The catastrophic Great Dayton Flood of March 1913 severely affected much of the city, and stimulated the growth of suburban communities outside central Dayton in areas lying further from the Miami River and on higher ground; the Miami Conservancy District was established in 1914 as a result. The flood remains an event of note in popular memory and local histories. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Miami Conservancy District is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Nicknames

Dayton's primary nickname is the "Gem City". The origin of the name is no longer clear; it appears to stem either from a well-known racehorse named "Gem" that hailed from Dayton, or from descriptions of the city likening it to a gem. The most likely origin appears to be an 1840s article in a Cincinnati newspaper which reads Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Events and Trends Technology First use of anaesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long War, peace and politics First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi New Zealand. ... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ...

In a small bend of the Great Miami River, with canals on the east and south, it can be fairly said, without infringing on the rights of others, that Dayton is the gem of all our interior towns. It possesses wealth, refinement, enterprise, and a beautiful country, beautifully developed.

The nickname "Birthplace of Aviation" is also frequently seen due to Dayton being the hometown of the Wright Brothers, and the fact that they assembled their planes here.

Notable facts

The city has a rich heritage of inventions and innovations, with more patents per capita than any other city in the nation. Some of these inventions include the stepladder, microfiche, cellophane tape, pop top beverage cans, the movie projector, space food, parking meters, the airplane supercharger, gas masks, and the parachute.

Dayton has received the All-America City Award three times. All-America City Program Logo The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States. ...

The first All-American Soap Box Derby was held in Dayton on August 19, 1934. Bee Maja at the 1st Fasnetskistenrennen on March, 1st in 2003 in Germany The Soap Box Derby is a youth soapbox car racing program which has been run nationally since 1934. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Urban design and architecture

Unlike many Midwestern cities of its age, Dayton has very broad and straight downtown streets (generally two full lanes in each direction), facilitating access to the downtown even after the automobile became popular. The main reason for the broad streets was that Dayton was a marketing and shipping center from its beginning: streets were broad to enable wagons drawn by teams of three to four pairs of oxen to turn around. In addition, some of today's streets were once barge canals flanked by draw-paths. The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ...

A courthouse building was constructed in downtown Dayton 1888 to supplement Dayton's original Grecian-style courthouse, which still stands. This second, "new" courthouse has since been replaced with by new facilities as well as a park. 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

Dayton Agreement

The Dayton Agreement, a peace accord between the parties to the hostilities of the conflict in Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia, was negotiated in the Dayton area. From November 1, 1995 to November 21, 1995, negotiations took place at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. The Dayton Agreement or Dayton Accords is the name given to the agreement at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio to end the war in the former Yugoslavia that had gone on for the previous three years, in particular the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... The Yugoslav wars were a series of violent conflicts in the territory of the former Yugoslavia that took place between 1991-2001. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... National Museum of the United States Air Force at WPAFB Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base in Greene and Montgomery counties, adjacent to Fairborn and Dayton, Ohio. ...

Cultural and Recreational Activities

Dayton is home to the Dayton Art Institute, a museum of fine arts. The National Museum of the United States Air Force is at nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Dayton Art Institute (DAI) is a museum of fine arts in Dayton, Ohio, USA. The DAI is housed in an Italian renaissance structure overlooking the Miami River on the bank opposite downtown Dayton. ... The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official national museum of the United States Air Force and is located at Wright-Patterson AFB, east of Dayton, Ohio. ...

Dayton is also home to the Schuster Center for the performing arts and the Victoria Theater which specialize in hosting concerts, traveling Broadway shows, and ballet, completed in 2004. The Schuster Center is also the home performance venue of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. The performing arts include theater, motion pictures, drama, comedy, music, dance, opera, magic and the marching arts, such as brass bands, etc. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

South of the city of Dayton is the Fraze Pavilion which hosts many nationally and internationally known musicians for concerts, located in the community of Kettering. North of Dayton is the Hara Arena and the Nutter Center, venues that frequently host sporting events and concerts. The Nutter Center is the home arena for athletics of Wright State University. Map sources for Kettering at grid reference SP8778 Kettering is an East Midlands town in Northamptonshire, England. ... Ervin J. Nutter Center is an entertainment complex located in the Dayton, Ohio suburb of Fairborn. ... Wright State University is a public university located in Fairborn, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton. ...

Fifth Third Field is the home of the Dayton Dragons minor league baseball team. Fifth Third Field is the name of two minor league baseball stadiums in Ohio. ... The Dayton Dragons are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds, that plays in the Midwest League. ... A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ...

Political structure

In 1913, Dayton became the first city in the United States to adopt the council-manager system of city government. In this system, the mayor is merely the chairperson of the city commission and has one vote on the commission just like the other commissioners. The commission chooses a city manager, who holds administrative authority over the city government. Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The council-manager government is one of two main variations of representative municipal government in the United States. ...

As of November 2004:

• Dayton City Commission:
  • Mayor Rhine L. McLin (D)
  • Dean A. Lovelace (D)
  • Richard A. Zimmer (D)
  • Joey D. Williams (D)
  • Matt Joseph (D)
• City Manager: James T. Dinneen

• Clerk of Courts: Mark Owens (D)

Dayton Municipal Court Rhine L. McLin is an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party, currently serving as mayor of Dayton, Ohio. ... Richard A. Zimmer is an American politician of the Democratic party. ...

• Presiding Judge John S. Pickrel (D)
• Administrative Judge James F. Cannon (D)
• Judges:
  • Daniel G. Gehres (D)
  • Bill C. Littlejohn
  • Carl S. Henderson (D)

Dayton City Schools Board of Education

• Gail A. Littlejohn, president
• L. Anthony Hill, vice president
• Clayton R. Luckie III, parlimentarian
• Ann Marie Gallin
• E. Doniece Gatliff
• Yvonne V. Isaacs
• Tracy L. Rusch

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Media

The principal general-circulation daily newspaper in the region is the Dayton Daily News, which is owned by Cox Communications. The Dayton Daily News is a daily newspaper published at Dayton, Ohio. ... Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded at Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. ...

Christian Citizen USA (dba Citizen USA) [www.citizenusa.us] is a politically conservative newspaper with circulation in the greater Dayton and suburban commuities with over 20 years of publication. The majority owners and publishers are Pendra Lee and Rick Snyder. Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ...

Television

The local broadcast television stations are:

• WDTN, Channel 2, NBC, operated by Lin TV
• WHIO-TV, Channel 7, CBS,operated by Cox Communications
• WPTD, Channel 16, PBS, operated by ThinkTV (formerly known as Greater Dayton Public Television), which also operates WPTO, assigned to Oxford, Ohio
• WKEF, Channel 22, ABC operated by Sinclair Broadcasting
• WBDT, Channel 26, WB/Pax operated by Acme Television
• WRGT, Channel 45, Fox, operated under a local marketing agreement by Sinclair Broadcasting

Note: In 2004, WDTN switched back to NBC affiliation from a multi-year tenure as an ABC affiliate, forcing WKEF back to an ABC affiliation. WDTN (channel 2) is a television station in Dayton, Ohio, affiliated with the NBC network since August 30, 2004. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American radio and television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... WHIO-TV is a television station in Dayton, OH. Affiliated with the CBS Television Network, it was started on channel 13 in 1949 and moved to channel 7 in 1952. ... CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major radio and television network in the United States. ... Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded at Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. ... WPTD is the Dayton, Ohio PBS affilate. ... PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... Oxford is a city located in southwestern Ohio in northwestern Butler County in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. ... ĺEditing WKEF From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. ... . The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG) is the operator of the largest number of local television stations in the United States, with a total of 62 stations across the country in 39 small and medium markets. ... WBDT-TV is the WB affiliate in Dayton, Ohio. ... The WB Television Network, casually referred to as The WB, is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... The i Network: Independent Television, or simply i, is a broadcast and cable television network first broadcasted on August 31, 1998. ... WRGT is a broadcast television station in Dayton, Ohio, affiliated with the Fox network. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG) is the operator of the largest number of local television stations in the United States, with a total of 62 stations across the country in 39 small and medium markets. ...

Radio

AM Format

• WONE 980 Sports/Talk
• WIZE 1340 Sports/Talk
• WDAO 1210 Black contemporary/soul music
• WHIO 1290 Full service radio-talk shows

FM Format

• WDPR 88.1 Dayton Public Radio (Classical)
• WCSU 88.9 Urban Jazz and Gospel.
• WYSO 91.3 National Public Radio (Yellow Springs)
• WROU 92.1 Urban Contemporary
• WGTZ 92.9 Top 40 Pop
• WFCJ 93.7 Christian/Inspirational
• WDKF 94.5 Top 40 Rhythmic Pop
• WMOJ 94.9 Adult urban contemporary (Cincinnati)
• WZLR 95.3 Classic Rock
• WDPT 95.7 80s
• WHKO 99.1 Modern Country
• WUDR 99.5 University Of Dayton Radio
• WLQT 99.9 Soft adult contemporary music
• WDHT 102.9 Urban
• WXEG 103.9 Modern Rock
• WTUE 104.7 Classic Rock
• WDSJ 106.5 Urban jazz
• WWSU 106.9 Wright State University Radio
• WMMX 107.7 Contemporary music

Transportation

Dayton is one of only five remaining U.S. cities with trolley bus service. An articulated trolleybus in Arnhem A trolleybus (also known as electric bus, trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is a bus powered by two overhead electric wires, from which the bus draws electricity using two trolley poles. ...

Air travel is served by the James M. Cox Dayton International Airport. James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (IATA: DAY, ICAO: KDAY) is an airport located near Dayton, Ohio. ...

Bus service is provided by the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority or RTA.

Education

Dayton has two major universities. The private, Catholic University of Dayton was founded in 1850 by the Marianist order, and the public Wright State University, which became a state university in 1967. The University of Dayton is a private Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Society of Mary, SM, is a Roman Catholic religious order of brothers and priests called the Marianists or Marianist Brothers. ... Wright State University is a public university located in Fairborn, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Dayton is also home to one of the country's leading community colleges, Sinclair Community College (founded as a YMCA college in 1887), located in central downtown Dayton. Miami Jacobs College is a junior college in Dayton. Sinclair Community College is a community college located in Dayton, Ohio. ... A junior college is a two-year post-secondary school whose main purpose is to provide a method of obtaining academic, vocational and professional education. ...

Notable Natives

• Erma Bombeck, Nationally-known columnist and author
• The Breeders, Rock group
• Guided by Voices, Rock musician, lead and song writer of Guided By Voices
• Kim Deal, Rock musician, member of Pixies and The Breeders.
• Robert Pollard, Rock musican
• Nancy Cartwright, Voice of Bart Simpson
• Roger Clemens, Baseball player
• Marco Coleman, NFL defensive tackle
• James Middleton Cox, Congressman, Ohio governor, 1920 Democratic presidential candidate, founder of Cox Enterprises
• Rick Derringer, Rock musician
• Phil Donahue, Talk show host
• Paul Laurence Dunbar, Noted early African-American poet
• Mel Epstein, Film producer
• Joe Eszterhas, Screenwriter - Showgirls, Basic Instinct
• Cathy Guisewite, National Cartoonist
• Dorian Harewood, Actor
• Ron Harper, Baseketball Player
• Darrell Jackson, NFL Wide Receiver
• Allison Janney, Actress
• Gordon Jump, Actor
• Charles Kettering, Inventor - Automobile Self-Starter
• Chad Lowe, Actor
• Rob Lowe, Actor
• Edwin C. Moses, Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
• Mike Schmidt, Baseball Player
• Martin Sheen, Actor
• Gary Sandy, Actor
• Roger Troutman and Zapp, Musicians/Producers
• Ohio Players, Funk Group
• John H. Patterson, Founder - National Cash Register
• Mike Peters, Nationally-syndicated opinion cartoonist
• Peerless Price, NFL wide receiver
• James Ritty, Inventor - Cash Register
• Jonathan Winters, Actor/Comedian
• Wright Brothers, Inventors - Airplane
• Slave, Funk Group
• Hawthorne Heights, Punk Rock Group
• Chris Handley, Musician
• Lakeside, Funk Group
• Kim Richey Singer/Songwriter

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The Breeders are an American rock band, formed in 1988 as a side project for Kim Deal of The Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. ... Robert Pollard (born October 31, 1957) is the former lead singer and songwriter for the now defunct Dayton, Ohio indie rock group Guided by Voices. ... Nancy Campbell Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress and voice actor. ... Bart Simpson Bartholomew Jo-Jo Bart Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio), nicknamed The Rocket, is among the preeminent Major League baseball pitchers of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. ... James Middleton Cox (March 31, 1870 - July 15, 1957) was a Governor of Ohio, U.S. Representative from Ohio and a candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1920. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded at Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. ... Edgar Winter album cover, featuring Jerry Lacroix - Derringer plays on this album but its not him on the cover. ... Phillip John Donahue (born December 21, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio) is the creator and star of The Phil Donahue Show (1969—1996), the first of the syndicated talk shows where the host walks through the audience to let audience members make comments and ask questions. ... Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was a seminal African-American poet in the late 19th and early 20th century. ... Josef Eszterhas (born November 23, 1944 in Csakanydoroszlo, Hungary) is a controversial Hungarian-American screenwriter best known for his work on the films Basic Instinct and Showgirls. ... Showgirls is a film directed by Paul Verhoeven and released in 1995 by MGM. It starred former teen actress Elizabeth Berkley (Saved by the Bell) as a drifter who wanders into Las Vegas and climbs the social ladder from stripper to showgirl. ... Basic Instinct (released March 20, 1992) is an American mystery film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. ... Cathy Lee Guisewite (born September 5, 1950) is the cartoonist who created the comic strip Cathy in 1976. ... Dorian Harewood (born August 6, 1950 in Dayton, Ohio) is an African-American actor. ... Ron Harper (born January 20, 1964 in Dayton, Ohio) was a basketball guard. ... Darrell Jackson (born December 6, 1978 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver in the National Football League who currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks and went to University of Florida. ... Allison Brook Janney (born 19 November 1960) is an American actress, best known for portraying C.J. Cregg on the American television series The West Wing. ... Gordon Jump (April 1, 1932 - September 22, 2003) was an American actor, known for his role as the Maytag Repairman (in commercials for the Maytag company), from 1989 until his retirement from the role in July 2003. ... Charles Kettering, on a Time cover, 1933 Charles Franklin Kettering (August 29, 1876–November 24 or November 25, 1958), a. ... Chad Lowe (born January 15, 1968 in Dayton, Ohio, USA) is an actor. ... Rob Lowe (2003) Rob Lowe (born March 17, 1964 in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA) is an American actor who was a member of the Brat Pack. ... Edwin Corley Moses (born August 31, 1955) is an American track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics. ... Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former professional baseball player, playing his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies, and is widely regarded as having been the greatest third baseman in the history of baseball. ... Martin Sheen as President Josiah Jed Bartlet Martin Sheen (born August 3, 1940) is an American actor. ... Gary Sandy is best known for his starring role as station manager Andy Travis on the classic TV sitcom, WKRP in Cincinnati. ... The word Zapp can refer to: Zapp Brannigan, a character from the television series Futurama. ... The Ohio Players are a funk band whose heyday was in the mid- to late 1970s. ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... John H. Patterson, the Owner of NCR John H. 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Geography

Dayton is located at 39°45'46" North, 84°11'48" West (39.762708, -84.196665)¹. The city sits in the Miami River Valley, north of Cincinnati, well south of Toledo, south-west of Columbus, and east of Richmond, Indiana, in the southwest quadrant of the state. Most official and government designations place it in west-central Ohio (a term which colloquially often refers to Lima, Ohio). It is at the confluence of the Great Miami River, the Stillwater and Mad rivers, and Wolf Creek. The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... The Miami Valley collectively refers to the Great Miami River and its surrounding territory in southwest Ohio. ... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ... City nickname: The Glass City Location Location in the state of Ohio Government County Lucas Mayor Jack Ford (D) Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 217. ... Skyline of downtown Columbus, Ohio, viewed across the Scioto River. ... Richmond lies on the flat lands of eastern Indiana. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ... Lima is a city in Allen County, Ohio. ... The Great Miami River (also called the Miami River) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 160 mi (257 km) long, in southwestern Ohio in the United States. ... The Stillwater River is a tributary of the Great Miami River, approximately 65 mi (105 km) long in western Ohio in the United States. ... The Mad River flows nearly 60 miles from Logan County, Ohio to Downtown Dayton, Ohio, where it meets the Great Miami River. ... Wolf Creek is the name of a number of places: Wolf Creek is a town in Southern Oregon Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Kansas Wolf Creek a tributary of the North Canadian River in New Mexico. ...

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 146.7 km² (56.6 mi²). 144.5 km² (55.8 mi²) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.55% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile (symbol sq. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there are 166,179 people, 67,409 households, and 37,614 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,150.3/km² (2,979.4/mi²). There are 77,321 housing units at an average density of 535.2/km² (1,386.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 53.36% White, 43.13% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.70% from other races, and 1.83% from two or more races. 1.58% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize US citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America or relating to a Spanish-speaking culture. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

Households

There are 67,409 households out of which 27.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.2% are married couples living together, 20.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 44.2% are non-families. 36.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.30 and the average family size is 3.04. Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals (termed spouses -- a male spouse is a husband and a female spouse, a wife) that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...

Ages

In the city the population is spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.6 males.

Income

The median income for a household in the city is $27,423, and the median income for a family is $34,978. Males have a median income of $30,816 versus $24,937 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,547. 23.0% of the population and 18.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 32.0% of those under the age of 18 and 15.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the number of people. ... The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

External links

• Official city website
• Dayton Metro Library
• Visitors' information (from Wright State University)
• Montgomery County Historical Society
• National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
• Greater Dayton RTA Bus Lines
• History of NCR
• Dayton Public Schools
• Dayton Daily News
• Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
• Dayton Art Institute
• Maps and aerial photos
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