Dayton, Idaho
| Dayton, Idaho | |
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| City | |
 Location of Dayton in Franklin County, Idaho. |
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| Coordinates: 42°6′42″N 111°59′6″W / 42.11167°N 111.98500°WCoordinates: 42°6′42″N 111°59′6″W / 42.11167°N 111.98500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Franklin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.62 sq mi (17.13 km2) |
| • Land | 6.57 sq mi (17.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,823 ft (1,470 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 463 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 486 |
| • Density | 73.93/sq mi (28.54/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 83232 |
| Area code(s) | 208 |
| FIPS code | 16-20710 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0399846 |
Dayton is a city in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. The population was 463 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Dayton is located at 42°6′42″N 111°59′6″W / 42.11167°N 111.98500°W (42.111615, -111.985136) at 4,818 feet in elevation.
It lies on the west side of Cache Valley, at the mouth of Five Mile Creek and at the base of the Bannock Mountain Range.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.56 square miles (16.99 km2), of which, 6.52 square miles (16.89 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dayton has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
In 1867 Joseph Chadwick and family settled on Five Mile Creek and built a log cabin. In one room he had a supply store to accommodate the few settlers and freighters. He was followed by Peter Poole, Robert Taylor, Stephen Callan, George Mendenhall, Richard Wickham and their families. The locality was originally known as Franklin Meadows. It was latter known as Five Mile Creek, then Chadville, and in 1890 Card. In 1906 William B. Preston gave it the name of Dayton. Fred Jenson was the first LDS Presiding Elder.
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