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Dayton
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city in Hennepin and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Hennepin , Wright
- Named after
- Lyman Dayton
- Mayor
- Dennis Fisher
- Council members
- Travis Henderson, Scott Salonek, David Fashant, Matt Trost
- Total
- 25.182 sq mi (65.221 km )
- Land
- 23.419 sq mi (60.655 km )
- Water
- 1.763 sq mi (4.565 km )
- Elevation
- 879 ft (268 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 10,157
- Density
- 434/sq mi (167.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC–6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC–5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 27-15022
- Gnis feature id
- 0642665
- Sales tax
- 8.525%
- Website
- www .daytonmn .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Dayton
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Hennepin County
- Population
- 4617
- Area
- 65.115554
- Elevation
- 268
- Time zone
- Central Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Champlin
- Official website
- www.cityofdaytonmn.com
- Image
- Dayton Catholic Church.jpg
- Households
- 2224
- Dialing code
- 763
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- Commons category
- Dayton, Minnesota
- inception
- 1855-01-01
- postal code
- 55327
- water as percent of area
- 7.5388
- per capita income
- 47148
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Encyclopedic overview
Dayton is a city in Hennepin and Wright counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 7,262 at the 2020 census. According to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 10,157. Dayton is mainly located within Hennepin County, but a part of the city extends into Wright County as well. It is the northernmost city in Hennepin County and is a suburb of the Minneapolis–St. Paul "Twin Cities" metropolitan area.
The city of Dayton, platted in 1855, is named for city founder, Lyman Dayton. Through his energy and finances, Lyman Dayton was instrumental in bringing the railroad into Minnesota and development of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad, of which he was president until 1865. The line is now part of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dayton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.