City of Dayton
City
Downtown Dayton
Flag Seal
Nickname : Gem City
Motto : Birthplace of Aviation
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Montgomery
Area	56.6 mi² (147 km²)
- land	55.7 mi² (144 km²)
- water	0.9 mi² (2 km²), 2%
Center
- coordinates	39°45′32″N 84°11′30″W / 39.75889, -84.19167Coordinates: 39°45′32″N 84°11′30″W / 39.75889, -84.19167
- elevation	738 ft (225 m)
Highest point	Woodland Cemetery[1]
- coordinates	39°44′35″N 84°10′30″W / 39.74306, -84.175
Population	156,771 (2006)
- metro	1,073,513 (County Based)
Density	2,852 /mi² (1,101 /km²)
Government	Council-Manager
Founded	April 1, 1796
- Incorporated	1805
Mayor	Rhine L. McLin
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	937
Location of Dayton within Ohio
Location of Ohio in the United States
Location of Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio
Website : http://www.ci.dayton.oh.us

Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Montgomery County. As of the 2005 census estimate, the population of Dayton was 158,873. The Dayton metropolitan area, or Greater Dayton, which includes the communities of Vandalia, Trotwood, Kettering, Piqua, Tipp City, Centerville, Beavercreek, Fairborn, West Carrollton, Huber Heights, Troy, Riverside, and Miamisburg, had a population of 843,577 as of the 2005 estimate. Dayton is situated within the Miami Valley region of Ohio, just north of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 450 pixelsFull resolution (1920 × 1080 pixel, file size: 1. ... City of Dayton Flag. ... Dayton Thanks Ohio Biz File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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Dayton plays host to significant industrial, aerospace, and technological/engineering research activity and is known for the many technical innovations and inventions developed there. The city was the home of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords, which brought an end to the war in Bosnia. The Wright brothers, poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, and entrepreneur John H. Patterson were born in Dayton. The Dayton area is home to several major international, national, and regional corporations, including NCR, Reynolds & Reynolds, ChemStation International, Liberty Bank, NewPage Corporation, Standard Register, WorkflowOne (formally Relizon), Huffy Bicycles, LexisNexis, and Mead prior to becoming MeadWestvaco. It was formerly home of Speedwell Motor Car Company. Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The phrase research and development (also R and D or, more often, R&D), according to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, refers to creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use... 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 Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871–January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867–May 30, 1912), were two Americans generally credited with building the worlds first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903. ... Paul Laurence Dunbar Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was a seminal American poet of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... John H. Patterson, the Owner of NCR John H. Patterson was the founder and first owner of the National Cash Register Company. ... NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a technology company specializing in solutions for the retail and financial industries. ... The Reynolds and Reynolds Company helps automobile dealers sell cars and service customers through use of its dealer management systems. ... The West Virginia Paper Company or Westvaco was established in 1888 by William Luke on 50 acres (202,000 m²) of land along the Potomac River, known as West Piedmont (now Luke, Maryland). ... The Huffy Corporation OTCBB: HUFCQ is an American manufacturer of bicycles and golf equipment. ... Nexis redirects here. ... MeadWestvaco Corp. ... The Speedwell Motor Car Company was an early United States automobile manufacturing company. ...

History

Dayton in 1870

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. Image File history File links Dayton_1870. ... Image File history File links Dayton_1870. ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760–October 9, 1824) was an American politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... This article is about military actions only. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: The United States Constitution The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. ...

In 1797, Daniel C. Cooper laid out the Mad River Road, the first overland connection between Cincinnati, Ohio and Dayton. This opened up the "Mad River Country" at Dayton and the upper Miami Valley to settlement. Daniel C. Cooper (1773-1818) Daniel C. Cooper (21 November 1773 — 13 July 1818) was a surveyor, farmer, miller and political leader. ... The first overland route between Dayton, Ohio and Cincinnati, Ohio was cut by Daniel C. Cooper in 1795 to provide access to the new town of Dayton and the Mad River Country northeast and north of Dayton. ... “Cincinnati” redirects here. ...

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. Image:Ohiocanalmap. ... Lake Erie (pronounced ) is the tenth largest lake on Earth[2] and, of the five Great Lakes of North America, is the fourth largest by surface area, the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume. ...

The catastrophic Great Dayton Flood of March 1913 severely affected much of the city, stimulated the growth of suburban communities outside central Dayton in areas lying further from the Miami River and on higher ground, and led to the establishment of the Miami Conservancy District in 1914. The flood remains an event of note in popular memory and local histories. The high waters damaged some of the Wright Brothers' glass plate photographic negatives of their glider flights at Kitty Hawk and power flights over Huffman Prairie near Dayton. The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 flooded Dayton, Ohio and the surrounding area with water from the Great Miami River, causing the greatest natural disaster[1] in Ohio history. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Miami Conservancy District is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries. ... Visitors Center at Huffman Prairie Reproduction of the Wright brothers 1905 hangar and catapult Huffman Prairie, JANES OLD HOMEGUESS WHO WAS HERE??, part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, is an 84 acre (.34 km²) patch of rough pasture outside Dayton, Ohio now known as Huffman Prairie Flying...

Involvement in World War II

During World War II Dayton, like many other American cities, was heavily involved in the war effort. Residential neighborhoods in Dayton and in nearby Oakwood hosted the Dayton Project, in which the Monsanto Chemical Company developed methods to industrially produce polonium for use in the triggers of early atomic bombs, including those dropped by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Dayton Project was one of several sites involved in the Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bombs. ... The Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) is a multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. ... General Name, Symbol, Number polonium, Po, 84 Chemical series metalloids Group, Period, Block 16, 6, p Appearance silvery Standard atomic weight (209) g·mol−1 Electron configuration [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p4 Electrons per shell 2, 8, 18, 32, 18, 6 Physical properties Phase solid Density (near r. ... For other uses, see Hiroshima (disambiguation). ... Nagasaki ) ( ) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan. ...

Dayton was also home to the National Cash Register Company whose employees built airplane engines, bomb sights and code-breaking machines, including the American bombe designed by Joseph Desch which helped crack the Enigma machine. NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a technology company specializing in solutions for the retail and financial industries. ... The Bombe replicated the action of several Enigma machines wired together. ... Joseph Desch (1907 - August 3, 1987) was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1907 to a Catholic family of wagon makers. ... For other uses, see Enigma. ...

Dayton Peace Accords

Main article: Dayton Agreement

The Dayton Agreement, a peace accord between the parties to the hostilities of the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the former Yugoslavia, was negotiated in the Dayton area. Negotiations took place from November 1, 1995 to November 21, 1995 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol or Dayton-Paris Agreement, is the peace agreement reached at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio in November 1995, and formally signed in Paris on December 14... The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol or Dayton-Paris Agreement, is the peace agreement reached at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio in November 1995, and formally signed in Paris on December 14... This does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base in Greene and Montgomery counties, adjacent to Riverside, Fairborn, Beavercreek, and Dayton, Ohio. ...

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 1845 article in the Cincinnati Daily Chronicle newspaper, by an author writing with the byline "T", 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. ... “Cincinnati” redirects here. ...

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.^[2]

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) later acknowledged the nickname in his poem, "Toast to Dayton", which contains this stanza:

She shall ever claim our duty,

For she shines—the brightest gem

That has ever decked with beauty

Dear Ohio's diadem.

Another explenation for the nickname "Gem", is from Dayton's sister city to the south, Cincinnati. Cincinnati is known as the "Queen City", and Dayton would be the "Gem" in the queen's crown.

The city was advertised as "The Gem City, the Cleanest City in America" in the 1950s, 60s and into the 70s. The phrase was often seen on public trash cans, and other places throughout the city during this time period. Additionaly, Dayton has one of the most consistent street cleaning schedules. Every morning, street cleaners sweep downtown Dayton of any trash from the previous day.

Ohio's nickname "Birthplace of Aviation" is also frequently seen due to Dayton being the hometown of the Wright Brothers. In their bicycle shop in Dayton, the Wrights developed the principles of aerodynamics, and designed and constructed a number of gliders and portions of their first airplane. After their first manned flights in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the Wrights continued testing at nearby Huffman Prairie.^[3] Kitty Hawk is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. ... Visitors Center at Huffman Prairie Reproduction of the Wright brothers 1905 hangar and catapult Huffman Prairie, JANES OLD HOMEGUESS WHO WAS HERE??, part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, is an 84 acre (.34 km²) patch of rough pasture outside Dayton, Ohio now known as Huffman Prairie Flying...

Geography

Dayton is located at 39°45′46″N, 83°11′48″W (39.762708, -84.196665).^GR1 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. Greater Dayton is generally referred to by locals as the Miami Valley, which is understood to mean the area south of Sidney and north of Middletown, and west of Springfield to the Indiana border The Miami Valley collectively refers to the Great Miami River and its surrounding territory in southwest Ohio. ... “Cincinnati” redirects here. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio Coordinates: , Country United States State Ohio County Lucas Founded 1833 Government  - Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (D) Area  - City 84. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... Richmond (IPA: ) is a city in east central Indiana, which borders Ohio. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... Location in the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Allen Government  - Mayor David Berger (D) Area  - City 12. ... 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 may refer to several places in the United States: Wolf Creek, Oregon, a town in Oregon Wolf Creek (Minnesota), a tributary of the Cedar River (Iowa) in Mower County, Minnesota Wolf Creek (McCone County, Montana), a tributary of the Redwater River in McCone County, Montana Wolf Creek (Roosevelt... Sidney is a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. ... Middletown is an All-American City[1] located in Butler and Warren counties in southwestern Ohio. ... Springfield is the county seat of Clark County in the State of Ohio. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ...

Dayton Aerial

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 (1.55%) is water. Image File history File links Dayton1a. ... Image File history File links Dayton1a. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Climate

The region is dominated by a humid continental climate, characterized by hot, muggy summers and cold, dry winters. The highest temperature ever recorded in Dayton was 105°F in July 1934, and the coldest was -21°F in January 1985.^[4] The humid continental climate is found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between polar and tropical air masses. ...

Dayton is subject to severe weather typical to the Midwestern United States. Tornadoes are possible from the spring to the fall. Floods, blizzards, and severe thunderstorms can also occur from time to time. NOAA scientists observe severe weather using a mobile doppler radar and a helicopter (in the distance) Severe weather phenomena are weather conditions that are hazardous. ... For other uses of Tornado, see Tornado (disambiguation). ... A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... This article is about snowstorms. ... A thunderstorm, also called an electrical storm or lightning storm, is a form of weather characterized by the presence of lightning and its attendant thunder produced from a cumulonimbus cloud. ...

Demographics

Note: the following demographic information applies only to the city of Dayton proper. For other Dayton-area communities, see their respective articles.

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 166,179 people, 67,409 households, and 37,614 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,150.3/km² (2,979.3/mi²). There were 77,321 housing units at an average density of 535.2/km² (1,386.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 53.40% White, 43.10%% Black, 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 were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Dayton remains largely segregated, with African Americans residing on the West and Whites on the East in the City Proper. The United States Census of 1830 was the fifth Census conducted in the United States. ... The Sixth Census of the United States, conducted by the Bureau of the Census, determined the resident population of the United States to be 17,069,453 — an increase of 32. ... The Seventh Census of the United States, conducted by the Bureau of the Census, determined the resident population of the United States to be 23,191,876 — an increase of 35. ... The United States Census of 1860 was the eighth Census conducted in the United States. ... The Ninth United States Census was taken in 1870. ... 1880 US Census The United States Census of 1880 was the tenth United States Census. ... The Eleventh United States Census was taken June 1, 1890. ... 1900 US Census The Twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21. ... The Thirteenth United States Census was taken in 1910. ... The Fourteenth United States Census was taken in 1920. ... The Fifteenth United States Census was taken in 1930. ... The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7. ... The Seventeenth United States Census was taken in 1950. ... The Eighteenth United States Census was taken in 1960. ... The Nineteenth United States Census was taken in 1970. ... The Twetieth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,542,199, an increase of 11. ... The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... 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. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... Hispanics in the United States, or Hispanic Americans, are American citizens or residents of Hispanic ethnicity who identify themselves as having Hispanic Cultural heritage. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

Households

There were 67,409 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.2% were married couples living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.2% were non-families. 36.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.04. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

Age structure and gender ratio

The age structure of Dayton's population is:

• under 18 years: 25.1%
• 18 to 24 years: 14.2%
• 25 to 44 year: 29.0%
• 45 to 64 years: 19.6%
• 65 years of age or older: 12.0%

The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males, while for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

Income

The median income for a household in the city was $27,523, and the median income for a family was $34,978. Males had a median income of $30,816 versus $24,937 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,547. About 18.2% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.0% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Metropolitan Statistical Area

The former Dayton-Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) included Montgomery, Miami, Clark, and Greene counties and had a population of 950,558 in 2000. In 2003, the MSA was split into the Springfield MSA, which includes only Clark County, and the Dayton MSA, which includes Montgomery, Miami, Greene, and Preble counties. In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas, which are organized around county boundaries. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. ... Miami County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Clark County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. ... Greene County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Preble County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ...

Political structure

Main article: Politics of Dayton, Ohio

Civil War memorial in Dayton, Ohio. Electric trolley bus cables are visible in the photo.

In 1913, Dayton became the first large 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. It has been suggested that List of mayors of Dayton, Ohio be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1014x1970, 356 KB) Summary Civil War memorial in Dayton, Ohio. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1014x1970, 356 KB) Summary Civil War memorial in Dayton, Ohio. ... The council-manager government is one of two main variations of representative municipal government in the United States. ...

See also: List of mayors of Dayton, Ohio

The city also encourages participation by residents through the use of neighborhood associations and priority boards. A total of 65 neighborhoods comprise seven priority board districts. The mayor of Dayton is also a member of the city commission. ... A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community located within a larger city or suburb. ... Boundaries of Dayton Priority Board Districts First adopted by the Dayton, Ohio city commission on June 25, 1975, priorty boards comprise groups of elected citizen volunteers who meet monthly to address neighborhood concerns and to take action to improve their neighborhoods. ...

See also: Neighborhoods of Dayton, Ohio

Crime

Like many midwestern cities suffering from a declining manufacturing base, the city has seen a high poverty rate, although that rate declined during the 1990s.GM and its spinoff Delphi's factories, just to name a few, make up much of the city's employment. General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or The General, an American multinational conglomerate corporation, is the worlds largest auto company by annual production volume for 2006, and the second largest by sales volume as of the first half of 2007, behind Toyota Motor Corporation. ... Delphi is an automotive parts company headquartered in Troy, Michigan, USA. Delphi is one of the worlds largest automotive parts manufacturers and has approximately 171,400 employees (50,000 in the United States). ...

While the past five years have shown a general decrease in crime, Dayton has historically had high crime rates. According to FBI Uniform Crime Reports, in 2005 the crime rate per capita was more than twice the national average in the areas of murder, robbery, motor vehicle theft, rape, and burglary.^[7] Dayton also had a the 3rd highest crime rate per capita in the State, putting Cleveland 1st, Cincinnati in 2nd and Toledo in 4th. The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) contain official data on crime that is reported to law enforcement agencies across the United States, who then provide the data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). ... Motor vehicle theft is a crime of theft. ...

Mayor Rhine McLin is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition^[8], a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston, Massachusetts Mayor Thomas Menino and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Rhine L. McLin is an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party, currently serving as mayor of Dayton, Ohio. ... The Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition is a coalition of mayors from 225 different United States cities, with a stated goal of making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets. ... In a two-party system (such as in the United States), bipartisan refers to any bill, act, resolution, or any other action of a political body in which both of the major political parties are in agreement. ... “Boston” redirects here. ... Thomas Michael Menino (born December 27, 1942) is the current mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and the citys first Italian-American mayor. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born 14 February 1942) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and the founder of Bloomberg L.P., currently serving as the Mayor of New York City. ...

Dayton also has a high number of abandoned buildings and structures throughout the city, although the City has increased funding for demolition in recent years. Residents of Dayton believe that the abandoned buildings and structures are the beds for crime and drugs in the neighborhoods. One can compare the abandonment of buildings in Dayton to cities such as Detroit, Michigan; Gary, Indiana; and Flint, Michigan.

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 in 1888 to supplement Dayton's original Neoclassical courthouse, which still stands. This second, "new" courthouse has since been replaced with new facilities as well as a park. The Cathedral of Vilnius (1783), by Laurynas Gucevičius. ...

Dayton's nine historic neighborhoods — Oregon District, Wright Dunbar, Dayton View, Grafton Hill, McPherson Town, Webster Station, Huffman, St. Anne's Hill, and South Park — feature mostly single-family houses and mansions in the Neoclassical, Jacobethan, Tudor Revival, English Gothic, Chateauesque, Craftsman, Queen Anne, Georgian Revival, Colonial Revival, Renaissance Revival Architecture, Shingle Style Architecture, Prairie, Mission Revival, Eastlake/Italianate, American Foursquare, and Federal styles of architecture.^[9] Historic Oregon Distric Map and its bounderies. ... The Wright-Dunbar Historic District is a Historic District in Dayton, Ohio. ... Dayton View is one of the nine historic districts of Dayton, Ohio. ... The Steele Hill-Grafton Hill Historic District, or simply known locally as Grafton Hill, is a small 18 block sector of Dayton developed in the late 19th century consisting of 158 structures in the registry. ... Houses along McDaniel Street. ... Webster Station in Dayton, Ohio is one of the nine historic districts in the city. ... The Huffman Historic District is located in Dayton, Ohio and is one of the citys nine historic districts. ... // The Saint Annes Hill Historic District is part of the Historic Inner East neighborhood in Dayton, OH. Saint Annes Hill constitutes an excellent grouping of both vernacular and high style Victorian residences which date roughly from 1860 to the early 20th century. ... One of the many green spaces designated throughout South Park. ... Anthony Salvins Harlaxton Manor, 1837 – 1855, defines the Jacobethan taste. ... Ascott House, Buckinghamshire. ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin San Sebastian Church in Manila, Philippines made entirely of steel. ... Chateauesque is an architectural style based on French cheateaux style used in the 1400s in the Loire Valley. ... Artichoke wallpaper, by John Henry Dearle for William Morris & Co. ... An American Queen Anne style home in Lebanon, Illinois. ... A Georgian house in Salisbury Georgian architecture is the name given in English-speaking countries to the architectural styles current between about 1720 and 1840, named after the four British monarchs named George. ... Colonial Revival home of Henry M. Jackson in Everett, Washington The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style and interior design movement in the United States. ... It has been suggested that Prairie Houses be merged into this article or section. ... The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th Century and drew inspiration from the early Spanish missions in California. ... The Railway station of Albury, New South Wales, Australia was built in the Italianate Architectural Style in 1881 Italianate Architectural Style Italianate Architectural Style Italianate Architectural Style Italianate, also known as Tuscan or Lombard, describes the style of villas which developed in England, emerging from the Picturesque Movement of the... A type of house popular during the early part of the 20th century typified by a square, four room floor plan. ... Central Pavilion, Tontine Crescent, 1793-1794, by Charles Bulfinch Federal style architecture occurred in the United States between 1780 and 1830, particularly from 1785 to 1815. ...

The two tallest buildings of the Dayton skyline are the Kettering Tower at 408 ft (124 m) and the MeadWestvaco Tower at 385 ft (117 m)^[10]. Kettering Tower was originally Winters Tower, the headquarters of Winters Bank. The building was renamed after Virginia Kettering when Winters was merged into BankOne. MeadWestvaco Corp. ... Bank One, based in Chicago, Illinois, was the sixth-largest bank in the United States. ...

Culture and recreation

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 on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in Riverside, Ohio, just east of Dayton. ...

The Dayton Metro Library is a library system consisting of 23 locations across the metropolitan area, with the Main Library located in downtown Dayton. Dayton Metro Library is a multi-branch library system serving the residents of the Dayton, Ohio, metropolitan area. ...

The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park commemorates the lives and achievements of Dayton natives Orville and Wilbur Wright and Paul Laurence Dunbar. liam hewison is a mother fuckin wanker parently he sucked on offhis own father liam is a young boy aged 13 - 14 has no friends and likes kissing gemma cassin a fat girl for more updates go to www. ...

SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park is located on the south end of Dayton. SunWatch is the location of a 12th century American Indian village that has been partially reconstructed and includes a museum where visitors can learn about the Indian history of the Miami Valley. SunWatch Indian Village / Archaeological Park is a recreated American Indian village that sits alongside the Miami River in Dayton, Ohio. ...

Dayton is also home to a variety of performing arts venues. The Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center at the corner of Second and Main, is the home performance venue of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dayton Opera. In addition to Philharmonic and Opera performances, the Schuster Center hosts concerts, lectures, traveling Broadway shows, and is a popular spot for weddings and other events. The historic Victoria Theatre, located at the corner of First and Main, hosts concerts, traveling Broadway shows, ballet, a summertime classic film series, and much more. The Loft Theatre, also on Main Street, is the home of the Human Race Theatre Company. The Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center is located in Dayton, Ohio and was built in 2003 to serve as Daytons key Performance Arts Center. ... The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra (DPO) is a musical group in Dayton, Ohio. ... The Dayton Opera is a musical group located in Dayton, Ohio. ... The Victoria Theatre located in downtown Dayton, Ohio was originally opened as the Turner Opera House in early 1866 befor a massive fire consumed it in 1869. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... For other uses, see Ballet (disambiguation). ...

Dayton is also the home to the Gem City Ballet and Progressive Dance Theater, companies in residence at the Pontecorvo Ballet Studio.

View of Dayton

South of Dayton in Kettering is the Fraze Pavilion which hosts many nationally and internationally known musicians for concerts. Also south of downtown, on the banks of the Great Miami River, is the University of Dayton Arena, home venue for the University of Dayton Flyers basketball teams and the location of various other events and concerts. 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 and the Dayton Bombers. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 175 pixelsFull resolution (2744 × 600 pixel, file size: 374 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This photo can be used by anyone at any moment! I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 175 pixelsFull resolution (2744 × 600 pixel, file size: 374 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This photo can be used by anyone at any moment! I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify... Official Logo of the City of Kettering Kettering is a city in Montgomery County and part of Greene County in Ohio. ... The Fraze Pavilion was built in 1991 in Kettering, 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. ... University of Dayton Arena is a 13,409-seat multi-purpose arena in Dayton, Ohio. ... The University of Dayton is a private Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio. ... The Hara Arena is a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Dayton, Ohio, USA. It hosted the Dayton Jets basketball team and Dayton Gems ice hockey team. ... The Ervin J. Nutter Center is an entertainment complex located near the Wright State University campus in Fairborn, Ohio. ... Wright State University is a public university in Ohio, U.S. The university uses Dayton as its postal address but the campus is actually completely within the city limits of Fairborn. ... The Dayton Bombers are entering thier 17 season as an ECHL ice hockey team located in Dayton, Ohio, USA. The team is in the North Division of the ECHLs American Conference and is affiliated with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL and the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL...

From 1996 to 1998, Dayton hosted the