Dayton

Also known as Dayton, TN, Dayton, Tennessee

city and county seat in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Tennessee
County: Rhea
Settled: ca. 1820
Named after: Dayton, Ohio
Total: 8.74 sq mi (22.64 km )
Land: 8.50 sq mi (22.02 km )
Water: 0.24 sq mi (0.61 km )
Elevation: 696 ft (212 m)
Density: 830.8/sq mi (320.78/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Fips code: 47-19700

Article

The Rhea County courthouse is home of the famous Scopes trial. Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,065. The Dayton Urban Cluster includes developed areas adjacent to the city and extends south to Graysville.

Dayton was the site of the Scopes trial in 1925 dealing with the rejection of evolution by religious groups.