Dayton (Tennessee)

Rhea County

47-19700

Dayton is connected by the Richland Creek and the Tennessee River a city in Rhea County, Tennessee, USA. In the 2000 survey had a total population was registered 6180. In Dayton, the the county seat is located ( county seat ) of the county.

Dayton was known by the monkeys process 1925.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.5 km ², of which 15.9 km ² of land and 0.6 km ² water are. This is 3.62 % of the surface water. The nearby Chickamauga Lake serves as a recreation area.

Demography

After the 2000 survey, the city counts 6180 people, 2323 households, and 1558 families. The population density is 389.3 inhabitants / km ². There are 2492 residential units at a density of 157.0 / km ². 90.70 % of the population are White, 5.26% African American, 0.23 % Native American, 0.73 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 1.75% from other ethnic backgrounds. 1.31% are mixed race, 3.12% are Hispanic or Latino.

Of the 2323 households 31.5% have children under 18 years. 47.7 % are married couples living together, 15.3% are single mothers, 32.9 % are non-families, 29.2 % consists of single-person households and 12.9 % live in people older than 65, the average household size is 2, 40, the average family size is 2.95.

23.5 % of the population are under 18, 16.0 % from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 20.8% between 45 and 64, 14.3% older than 65, the average age is 34 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:86,8, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:82,4.

The average household income is $ 26,542, and the median income for a family $ 33,149. Males have a median income of $ 30,521, Women only $ 22,144. The per capita income for the city is $ 15,946. 16.9 % of the population and 13.4 % of families are below poverty line, 24.0 % of whom are younger than 18 years and 16.6 % older than 65

History

1879 bought by the Englishman, Sir Titus Salt, former Mayor of Bradford, England, land in Rhea County and established the Titus Salt and Son Ltd. for the mining of coal and iron ore. 1883 took over the Dayton Coal and Iron Company, based in Saltaire, England, the other investments. The city of Dayton was founded about 1884. In 1925, the famous monkey trial took place in Dayton. This process was groundbreaking that the theory of evolution could be taught in schools. During the duration of the process, the city was for a short time the focus of attention of tourists and journalists. 2006, the novel was Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial by Ronald Kidd published .. The novel describes how the city for PR stages the process in order to attract visitors and increase their own awareness.

Economy

The nearby nuclear power plants Sequoyah and Watts Bar are an employer of some residents of Dayton.