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Dayton, LaSalle County, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°23′07″N 88°47′38″W / 41.3854°N 88.7940°W / 41.3854; -88.7940
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Dayton, Illinois
Dayton is located in Illinois
Dayton
Dayton
Dayton is located in the United States
Dayton
Dayton
Coordinates: 41°23′05″N 88°47′39″W / 41.38472°N 88.79417°W / 41.38472; -88.79417
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLaSalle
TownshipsDayton, Rutland
Area
 • Total2.294 sq mi (5.94 km2)
 • Land2.249 sq mi (5.82 km2)
 • Water0.045 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation
564 ft (172 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total537
 • Density230/sq mi (90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)815 & 779
GNIS feature ID407005[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. ^ "U.S. Census website". 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.

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