Dayton, LaSalle County, Illinois

Dayton, Illinois
Census-designated place
Dayton, Illinois
Coordinates: 41°23′05″N 88°47′39″W / 41.38472°N 88.79417°W / 41.38472; -88.79417
Country United States
State Illinois
County LaSalle
Area
  Total 2.294 sq mi (5.94 km2)
  Land 2.249 sq mi (5.82 km2)
  Water 0.045 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation 564 ft (172 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 537
  Density 230/sq mi (90/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 815 & 779
GNIS feature ID 407005[1]

Dayton is a census-designated place in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The community was built along the Fox River a few miles north of Ottawa. As of the 2010 census, its population was 537.[2]

A large share of the early settlers being natives of Dayton, Ohio caused the name to be selected.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dayton, LaSalle County, Illinois
  2. "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  3. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.

Coordinates: 41°23′07″N 88°47′38″W / 41.3854°N 88.7940°W / 41.3854; -88.7940


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