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Dayton Ohio: Encyclopedia - Dayton Ohio
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Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States with a population of 166,179 (2000). It is the county seat and l...
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Dayton Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Dayton Ohio - 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 to...
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Dayton Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Dayton Ohio - Geography
Dayton is located at 39°45'46" North, 84°11'48" West (39.762708, -84.196665)GR1. The city sits in the Miami River Valley, north of Cinc...
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Dayton Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Dayton Ohio - Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 166,179 people, 67,409 households, and 37,614 families residing in the city. The population densit...
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Dayton Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Dayton Ohio - Education
Dayton is home to two major universities: the University of Dayton, a private, Catholic institution founded in 1850 by the Marianist orde...
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Dayton Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Dayton Ohio - Transportation
Dayton is one of only six remaining U.S. cities with electric trolley bus service, which has been operating continuously since 1888, maki...
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Dayton Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Dayton Ohio - 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 ma...
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Dayton Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - 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...
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Dayton Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - Dayton Ohio - Media
The principal general-circulation daily newspaper in the region is the Dayton Daily News, which is owned by Cox Communications.
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