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| − | |official_name = City of Dayton |
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| − | |nickname = The Gem City |
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| − | |motto = Birthplace of Aviation |
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| − | |map_caption = Location in [[Montgomery County, Ohio|Montgomery County]] |
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| − | |leader_name = [[Gary Leitzell]] ([[Independent (politician)|I]]) |
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| − | '''Dayton''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|d|eɪ|t|n}}) is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of [[Ohio]] and is the [[county seat]] of [[Montgomery County, Ohio|Montgomery County]].{{GR|6}} At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 141,527; the [[Dayton metropolitan area]] had 841,502 residents, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Ohio and the 61st largest in the United States.<ref name=PopEstCBSA>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_NSRD_GCTPL2.US24PR&prodType=table|title=Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 – United States – Metropolitan Statistical Area|work=2010 United States Census|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division|date=April 14, 2011|accessdate=December 13, 2011}}</ref> The Dayton-Springfield-Greenville [[Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas|Combined Statistical Area]] had a population of 1,072,891 in 2010 and is the 43rd largest in the United States.<ref name=Census2010>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_NSRD_GCTPL2.US41PR&prodType=table |title=Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 – United States – Combined Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico |accessdate=2011-04-23 |year=2010 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Dayton is situated within the [[Miami Valley (Ohio)|Miami Valley]] region of Ohio just north of the [[Cincinnati–Northern Kentucky metropolitan area]]. |
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| − | Ohio's borders are within {{convert|500|mi|0}} of roughly 60% of the country's population and manufacturing infrastructure making the Dayton area a logistical [[Supply chain management#Supply chain centroids|centroid]] for manufacturers, suppliers, and shippers.<ref>Doug Page,[http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/dayton-region-a-crucial-hub-for-supply-chain-managment-457836.html "Dayton Region a Crucial Hub for Supply Chain Management"], [[Dayton Daily News]], 2009-12-21.</ref><ref name="PolitiFact">{{cite web |url=http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2011/apr/14/michael-turner/rep-michael-turner-congressional-delegation/ |title=Rep. Michael Turner, congressional delegation, say a shuttle in Ohio would be within a day's drive for 60 percent of Americans |date=April 14, 2011|accessdate=13 December 2011|publisher=PolitiFact.com}}</ref> Dayton also plays host to significant [[research and development]] in fields like [[industry|industrial]], [[aeronautics|aeronautical]], and [[astronautics|astronautical]] engineering that have led to many technological innovations. Much of this innovation is due in part to [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] and its place within the community. With the decline of heavy manufacturing, Dayton's businesses have diversified into a [[service economy]] that includes insurance and legal sectors as well as healthcare and government sectors. |
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| − | Other than [[United States Department of Defense|defense]] and [[aerospace]], healthcare accounts for much of the Dayton area's economy. Hospitals in the Greater Dayton area have an estimated combined employment of nearly 32,000, a yearly economic impact of $6.8 billion.<ref name="Dayton area hospitals">{{cite web |url=http://www.gdaha.org/Default.aspx|title=Dayton area hospitals|date=May 25, 2009|publisher=Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association}}</ref> It is estimated that [[Premier Health Partners]], a hospital network, contributes more than $2 billion a year to the region through operating, employment, and capital expenditures.<ref name="Economic Impact">{{cite web |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-ohio-real-estate/premier-health-partners-among-areas-top-employers-94544.html?cxtype=fb_mlt|title=Economic Impact|date=July 20, 2009|publisher=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> In 2011, Dayton was rated the #3 city in the nation out of the top 50 cities in the United States by [[HealthGrades]] for excellence in health care.<ref name="HealthGrades top city ranking">{{Cite news |url=http://www.healthgrades.com/cms/ratings-and-awards/2011-HG-Distinguished-Hospitals-For-Clinical-Excellence-Award-Announcement.aspx|title=Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence|date=Jan 26, 2011|publisher=HealthGrades}}</ref><ref name="bizjournals.com">{{Cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2011/01/26/dayton-ranked-no-3-for-hospital-quality.html|title=DBJ top city hospital health care ranking|date=Jan 26, 2011|publisher=Dayton Business Journal}}</ref> Many hospitals in the Dayton area are consistently ranked by ''[[Forbes]]'', ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', and HealthGrades for clinical excellence. |
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| − | Dayton is also noted for its association with aviation; the city is home to the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]]. [[Wright brothers|Orville Wright]], poet [[Paul Laurence Dunbar]], and entrepreneur [[John Henry Patterson (NCR owner)|John H. Patterson]] were born in Dayton. Dayton is also known for its many [[patents]], [[inventions]], and [[inventors]] that have come from the area,<ref name="Dayton Inventions">{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofdayton.org/departments/pa/Pages/inventionlist.aspx|title=Dayton Inventions|publisher=City of Dayton|accessdate=3 September 2011}}</ref> most notable being the [[Wright Brothers|Wright Brothers']] invention of [[powered flight]].<ref name="Dayton Aviation History">{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=694|title= Dayton Aviation History|accessdate=2009-07-04|publisher=Ohio History Central}}</ref> In 2008, 2009, and 2010, [[Site Selection (magazine)|''Site Selection'' magazine]] ranked Dayton the #1 mid sized metropolitan area in the nation for economic development.<ref name="Site Selection ranking">{{cite web|url=http://www.getmidwest.com/regionOverview/recognition.cfm?sectionID=ro&subNavID=12&subNav2ID=0|title= Site Selection ranking|accessdate=2009-07-29}}{{dead link|date=September 2011}}</ref><ref name="siteselection.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.siteselection.com/issues/2009/mar/top-metros/|title= Site Selection ranking|accessdate=2010-03-03|publisher=Site Selection magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofdayton.org/PressReleases/publications/Biz%20Bites/Dayton%20Again%20Earns%20Top%20Rank%20for%20New%20and%20Expanded%20Sites.pdf|title=Site selection ranking 2010|accessdate=2010-02-18|publisher=City of Dalton}}</ref> Also in 2010, Dayton was named one of the best places in the United States for college graduates to find a job.<ref name="DBJ city ranking">{{cite news|url=http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2010/07/19/daily26.html|title= DBJ city ranking |accessdate=2010-07-24 | date=2010-07-20|publisher=Dayton Business Journal}}</ref><ref name="daytondailynews.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/ohio-news/dayton-one-of-best-places-for-grads-to-find-jobs-823699.html|title= Bloomberg Businessweek college graduate job ranking |accessdate=2010-07-21|publisher = Dayton Daily News}}</ref> |
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| − | Dayton was founded on April 1, 1796, seven years before the admission of Ohio to the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] in early 1803, by a group of 12 settlers known as "The Thompson Party." They traveled in March from [[Cincinnati]] up the [[Great Miami River]] by [[pirogue]] and landed at what is now St. Clair Street, where they found two small camps of [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]]. Among the settlers was Benjamin Van Cleve,<ref>{{cite book |title=Early Dayton |author=Robert W. Steele and Mary Davies Steele |year=1896 |publisher=W.J. Shuey |page=23}}</ref> whose memoirs provide insights into the history of the Ohio Valley. Two other groups who were travelling overland arrived several days later.<ref>{{cite book|title=An Outline of the History of Dayton, Ohio 1796–1896|editor=Board of Education|publisher=W.J. Shuey|year=1896|url=http://www.archive.org/stream/outlineofhistory00dayt/outlineofhistory00dayt_djvu.txt}}</ref> |
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| − | In 1797, [[Daniel C. Cooper]] had laid out the [[Mad River Road]], the first overland connection between [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], and Dayton, opening the "Mad River Country" at Dayton and the upper Miami Valley to settlement. |
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| − | The city was incorporated in 1805 and was named after [[Jonathan Dayton]], who owned the land. Dayton had been a captain in the [[American Revolutionary War]] and was a signer of the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]].<ref name="Brief History of Dayton">{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofdayton.org/cco/Pages/BriefHistory.aspx|title=Brief History of Dayton|accessdate=2011-08-22|publisher=City of Dalton}}</ref> By 1827, construction on the Dayton-Cincinnati canal began as a way to better transport goods from Dayton to Cincinnati. The canal provided the main source of growth for Dayton at the time.<ref name="Brief History of Dayton"/> |
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| − | Historically, Dayton has been the site for many patents and inventions since the 1870s.<ref name="Dayton Inventions" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytoncvb.com/helpful-resources/dayton-fast-facts-and-inventors/ |title=Fast facts and inventors|accessdate=3 September 2011|publisher=Dayton Montgomery County & Visitors Bureau|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110722025406/http://www.daytoncvb.com/helpful-resources/dayton-fast-facts-and-inventors/ <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archivedate=22 July 2011}}</ref> Famous inventors such as the [[Wright Brothers]], who invented the practical [[airplane]], and [[Charles F. Kettering]], who had numerous inventions, also came from Dayton. According to the [[National Park Service]], citing information from the [[U.S. Patent Office]], Dayton had more granted patents per capita than any other U.S. city in 1890 and ranked fifth in the nation as early as 1870.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/daav/introduction.htm|title=What Dreams We Have|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2009-03-09}} |
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| − | The 1890s brought several key persons to the forefront of Dayton's historical achievements. The first, [[Paul Laurence Dunbar]] an African American poet, began his most famous works in the 1890s and is an integral part of Dayton's history. Dunbar became a nationally recognized poet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dunbarsite.org/biopld.asp|title=Paul Lawrence Dunbar Biography|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher= University of Dayton}}</ref> The second were the [[Wright Brothers]] who were credited for inventing the world's first successful airplane and founding the [[Wright Cycle Company]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasm.si.edu/wrightbrothers/|title=Wright Brother Information|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=Smithsonian Institution: National Air and Space Museum Home}}</ref> |
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| − | In 1884, The [[National Cash Register Company]] was founded by [[John Henry Patterson (NCR owner)|John Henry Patterson]] which manufactured the first cash registers in existence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncr.com/about_ncr/company_overview/history.jsp|title=NCR historical timeline|publisher=National Cash Register|accessdate=2011-08-25}}</ref> The company played a crucial role in the success and shaping of Dayton as a manufacturing center and in the livelihood of Dayton residents as a source of employment and tax revenue. In 1906, [[Charles F. Kettering]] introduced the first electric cash register to the company. This helped to further increase the presence and production of NCR.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/NCR-Corporation-Company-History.html|title=NCR history information|publisher=Funding Universe|accessdate=2011-08-25}}</ref> After the Great Dayton Flood, John Patterson donated nearly one million dollars to help with cleanup and rescue efforts. This move helped to further draw the importance of the company to Dayton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=296|title=John H Patterson |accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=Ohio History central}}</ref> NCR was also known for its code-breaking machines, including the American [[Bombe#US Navy Bombe|Navy bombe]] designed by [[Joseph Desch]] which helped crack the [[Enigma machine]] cipher.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytonhistory.org/archives/codebreaker.htm|title=NCR WWII Code breaking machines|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=The Archive Centre}}</ref> |
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| − | The catastrophic [[Great Dayton Flood]] of March 1913 severely affected much of the city, stimulated the growth of suburban communities outside central Dayton in areas lying further from the Miami River and on higher ground, and led to the establishment of the [[Miami Conservancy District]] in 1914.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiconservancy.org/flood/index.asp|title= Flood Protection|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=Miami Conservancy District}}</ref> The flood remains an event of note in popular memory and local histories. The high waters damaged some of the Wright Brothers' glass plate photographic negatives of their glider flights at Kitty Hawk and power flights over [[Huffman Prairie]] near Dayton. |
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| − | During World War II, Dayton, like many other American cities, was heavily involved in the war effort. Residential neighborhoods in Dayton and in nearby Oakwood hosted the [[Dayton Project]], in which the [[Monsanto|Monsanto Chemical Company]] developed methods to industrially produce [[polonium]] for use in the triggers of early atomic bombs, including those dropped by the United States on [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]], Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atomicheritage.org/index.php?id=83&option=com_content&task=view|title=The Dayton Project|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=Atomic Heritage}}</ref> Because of Dayton's manufacturing boom to support war efforts, housing in the Dayton area was in extremely high demand. In an attempt for the region to keep up, emergency housing was put into place because of a lack of dwellings in the region. Many of these dwellings that were meant to be temporary are still inhabited today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://daytonology.blogspot.com/2008/11/world-war-ii-housing-daytonfairborn.html|title=WWII Emergency Housing|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=Daytonology Blogspot}}</ref> |
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| − | Between the 1940s and the 1970s, significant suburban growth began to take place. Along with the implementation of the [[Interstate Highway System]], more than 1.8 million homes were built in Montgomery County alone between 1950 and 1960. Many of these homes were built in neighboring suburbs as growth in the city proper of Dayton slowed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbadayton.com/site/publisher/files/ohio_modern.pdf|title=Dayton Modern History|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=Ohio Historical Society}}</ref> Despite Dayton's slowed growth, many of Dayton's high-rise buildings were also constructed during this period. |
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| − | From the 1980s to recent times, Dayton's population has declined due to the drop in heavy [[manufacturing]] and national economic woes. Despite this, Dayton has diversified its workforce from manufacturing to [[healthcare]] and defense. It is recognized as Ohio's [[aerospace]] hub.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gdaha.org/advocacy|title=Advocacy|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytontechtown.com/Technology/AerospaceHub|title=Dayton Recognized as Ohio's Aerospace Hub|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=Tech Town}}</ref> |
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| − | The 2000s brought revitalization to Dayton's urban core. [[Fifth Third Field (Dayton)|Fifth Third Field]], home of the [[Dayton Dragons]], was built in 2000. The stadium and minor league baseball team have been an important part of Dayton's culture. The Dragons have the nation's longest sellout streak in all professional sports, and they remain very popular in the region.<ref name=DragonsSellout>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110710&content_id=21677950&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb|title=Dayton Dragons all time professional sellout streak MLB|publisher=MLB Advanced Media}}</ref> The [[Schuster Center]] performing arts theater, which opened in 2003, provides a new arts venue for the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schustercenter.org/about/historical.html|title=About the Schuster Center|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=Schuster Center|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110208175515/http://schustercenter.org/about/historical.html|archivedate=2012-11-24}}</ref> [[Miami Valley Hospital]] added a 12-story patient tower. [[Five Rivers MetroParks]] expanded and added a bike hub, as well as an outdoor entertainment venue for concerts downtown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamivalleyhospital.org/mvhdefault.aspx?id=55383|title=MVH new patient tower expansion|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=Miami Valley Hospital}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/riverscape-pavilion-contributes-to-the-quality-of-life-in-dayton-673708.html|title=Riverscape MetroPark project|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> |
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| − | In 2010, the city introduced the Greater Downtown Dayton Plan. It focuses on job creation and retention, infrastructure improvements, housing, recreation, and collaboration. The plan is to be implemented through the year 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downtowndayton.org/plan/pdfs/priorityrecs_overview.pdf|title=The Greater Downtown Dayton Plan|accessdate=2011-08-25|publisher=}}</ref> |
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| − | The [[Dayton Agreement]], a peace accord between the parties to the hostilities of the [[Yugoslav wars|conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the former Yugoslavia]], was negotiated at [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]]. Negotiations took place from November 1, 1995, to November 21, 1995, at [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]], near to Fairborn, Ohio. |
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| − | <blockquote> There was also a real Dayton out there, a charming Ohio city, famous as the birthplace of the [[Wright Brothers]]. Its citizens energized us from the outset. Unlike the population of, say, [[New York City|New York]], [[Geneva]] or [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], which would scarcely notice another conference, Daytonians were proud to be part of history. Large signs at the commercial airport hailed Dayton as the "temporary center of international peace". The local newspapers and television stations covered the story from every angle, drawing the people deeper into the proceedings. When we ventured into a restaurant or a shopping center downtown, people crowded around, saying that they were praying for us. [[Warren Christopher]] was given at least one standing ovation in a restaurant. Families on the air base placed "candles of peace" in their front windows, and people gathered in peace vigils outside the base. One day they formed a "peace chain", although it was not large enough to surround the sprawling eight-thousand-acre base. Ohio's famous ethnic diversity was on display.<ref>[[Richard Holbrooke]], ''To End a War'', p. 234</ref></blockquote> |
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| − | Dayton's primary nickname is the "Gem City." The origin of the name appears to relate either to a well-known [[racehorse]] named "Gem" that hailed from Dayton, or from descriptions of the city likening it to a gem. The most likely origin appears to be an 1845 article in the [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]] ''Daily Chronicle'' by an author writing with the byline "T": |
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| − | :"In a small bend of the Great Miami River, with canals on the east and south, it can be fairly said, without infringing on the rights of others, that Dayton is the gem of all our interior towns. It possesses wealth, refinement, enterprise, and a beautiful country, beautifully developed."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.dayton.oh.us/Public_Affairs/faq.asp |title=City of Dayton FAQ's |accessdate=2007-07-23|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070701001047/http://www.ci.dayton.oh.us/Public_Affairs/faq.asp |archivedate = July 1, 2007|deadurl=yes|publisher=}}</ref> |
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| − | [[Paul Laurence Dunbar]] (1872–1906) referred to the nickname in his poem, "Toast to Dayton", which contains this stanza: |
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| − | :''"She shall ever claim our duty,'' |
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| − | :''For she shines—the brightest gem'' |
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| − | :''Dear Ohio's diadem."'' |
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| − | Another explanation for the nickname Gem notes that Dayton's sister city to the south, Cincinnati, is known as the "Queen City." Dayton is a gem in the queen's crown. |
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| − | Ohio's nickname "Birthplace of Aviation" is related to Dayton being the hometown of the [[Wright Brothers]]. In their bicycle shop in Dayton, the Wrights developed the principles of aerodynamics, and designed and constructed a number of gliders and portions of their first airplane. After their first manned flights in [[Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]], which had been chosen due to its ideal weather and climate conditions, the Wrights returned to Dayton and continued testing at nearby [[Huffman Prairie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasm.si.edu/wrightbrothers/fly/1904/index.cfm|title= The Wright Brothers | publisher= Smithsonian Air and Space Museum|accessdate=3 September 2011}}</ref> |
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| − | According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|56.50|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|55.65|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.85|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher={{URL|1=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau|2=United States Census Bureau}}|accessdate=2013-01-06}}</ref> |
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| − | Dayton's climate features hot, muggy summers and cold, dry winters, and is either classified as a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''), using the {{convert|-3|C|1}} isotherm of the original Köppen scheme, or a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfa''), using the {{convert|0|C|0}} isotherm preferred by some climatologists. It should be noted that the table presented above is from Dayton International Airport, {{convert|10|mi|km}} to the north of downtown Dayton, which lies within the Miami Valley, and thus temperatures in the former location are often cooler than in downtown.<ref> |
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| − | At the airport, Monthly mean temperatures range from {{convert|26.4|F|1}} in January to {{convert|74.3|F|1}} in July. |
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| − | The highest temperature ever recorded in Dayton was {{convert|108|F|0}} in July 1901, and the coldest was {{convert|-28|F|0|abbr=on}} in February 1899. |
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| − | Dayton is subject to severe weather typical of the Midwestern United States. [[Tornado]]es are possible from the spring to the fall. |
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| − | Floods, blizzards and severe thunderstorms can also occur from time to time. |
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| − | |Jan record high F = 75 |
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| − | |Mar record high F = 87 |
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| − | |Jan high F = 35.1 |
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| − | |Feb high F = 39.4 |
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| − | |Apr high F = 62.4 |
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| − | |Nov high F = 51.6 |
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| − | |Jan low F = 20.2 |
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| − | |Jan record low F = −25 |
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| − | |Jan precipitation inch = 2.74 |
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| − | |Feb precipitation inch = 2.28 |
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| − | |Mar precipitation inch = 3.40 |
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| − | |Jan precipitation days = 12.7 |
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| − | |Jan sun = 133.3 |
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| − | |Mar sun = 179.8 |
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| − | |accessdate = 2012-02-03}}</ref> The Weather Channel (extremes),<ref name= Weather.com > |
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| − | == Demographics == |
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| − | {{US Census population |
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| − | |1830= 2950 |
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| − | |1840= 6067 |
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| − | |1850= 10977 |
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| − | |1860= 20081 |
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| − | |1870= 30473 |
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| − | |1880= 38678 |
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| − | |1890= 61220 |
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| − | |1900= 85333 |
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| − | |1910= 116577 |
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| − | |1920= 152559 |
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| − | |1930= 200982 |
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| − | |1940= 210718 |
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| − | |1950= 243872 |
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| − | |1960= 262332 |
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| − | |1970= 243601 |
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| − | |1980= 193536 |
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| − | |1990= 182044 |
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| − | |2000= 166179 |
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| − | |2010= 141527 |
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| − | |footnote=Population 1830–1970.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=The United States Census Bureau|url=http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0027.html|title=Population of the 100 largest cities 1790–1990|accessdate=2007-07-29}}</ref><br /> Population 1980–2000.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=The United States Census Bureau|url=http://www.census.gov/population/censusdata/c1008090pc.txt|title=1980–1990 Population of Places With 100,000 or More Inhabitants|accessdate=2007-07-29}}</ref>}} |
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| − | :''Note: the following demographic information applies only to the city of Dayton proper. For other Dayton-area communities, see their respective articles.'' |
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| − | The population of Dayton has been declining since the 1970s, as can be observed from portrayal of historical population data. This is in part due to the slowdown of manufacturing in the region and the growth of Dayton's affluent suburbs including [[Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio|Oakwood]], [[Englewood, Ohio|Englewood]], [[Beavercreek, Ohio|Beavercreek]], [[Springboro, Ohio|Springboro]], [[Miamisburg, Ohio|Miamisburg]], [[Kettering, Ohio|Kettering]], and [[Centerville, Montgomery County, Ohio|Centerville]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/159403/dayton_population_falls_36_percent/|title=Growth of Dayton's Suburbs|accessdate=2009-04-22|publisher=Red Orbit}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2011/09/16/oakwood-ranks-highest-in-region-for.html|title=Dayton's Affluent Suburbs|accessdate=2011-09-18|publisher=Red Orbit|date=2011-09-16}}</ref> The city's most populous ethnic group, white, declined from 78.1% in 1960 to 51.7% by 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ohio - Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|url=http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html}}</ref> |
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| − | As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], the median income for a household in the city was $27,523, and the median income for a family was $34,978. Males had a median income of $30,816 versus $24,937 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $34,724. About 18.2% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.0% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over. |
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| − | As of the [[census]]<ref name ="FactFinder">{{cite web|title=American FactFinder|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml|publisher={{URL|1=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau|2=United States Census Bureau}}|accessdate=2013-01-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 141,527 people, 58,404 households, and 31,064 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2543.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 74,065 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1330.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 51.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 42.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.0% of the population. |
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| − | There were 58,404 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 21.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.8% were non-families. 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.03. |
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| − | Dayton's economy is relatively diversified and vital to the overall economy of the state of Ohio. In 2008 and 2009, [[Site Selection (magazine)|''Site Selection'']] magazine ranked Dayton the #1 medium sized metropolitan area in the U.S. for economic development.<ref name="Site Selection ranking"/><ref name="siteselection.com"/> Also in 2010, according to ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' Dayton was one of the best places in the U.S. for college graduates to find a job.<ref name="DBJ city ranking"/><ref name="daytondailynews.com"/> Dayton is also among the top 100 metropolitan areas in the United States exports and export related jobs by the [[Brookings Institution]]. Dayton ranked number 16 out of the top 100 metropolitan areas for exports and number 14 in export related jobs with 44,133 Dayton employees related to exports. The report placed the value of exports from Dayton at $4.7 billion, ranking the metropolitan area at number 56 for the statistic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/dayton-among-top-u-s-cities-for-exports-and-related-jobs-829425.html|title=Brooking Institute Exports ratings|accessdate=2010-07-26|publisher=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area ranks 4th in Ohio's [[Gross Domestic Product]] with a 2008 industry total of $33.78 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bea.gov/regional/gdpmetro/ | title=Gross Domestic Product by Metropolitan Area | accessdate=2010-04-28|publisher=}}</ref> Additionally, Dayton ranks 3rd among 11 major metropolitan areas in Ohio for [[exports]] to foreign countries.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/metro/ |title= Exports from U.S. Metropolitan Areas |date=April 27, 2010}}</ref> In 2008, products and services with value of more than $4.5 billion were exported from the Dayton area. Moody's Investment Services revised Dayton's bond rating from A1 to the stronger rating of Aa2 as part of its global recalibration process. [[Standard and Poor's]] upgraded Dayton's rating from A+ to AA- in the summer of 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofdayton.org/PressReleases/Documents/2010/Moody's%20Amends%20Dayton%20Bond%20Rating%20Under%20Global%20Scale%20System.pdf|title=Moody's Amends Dayton Bond Rating Under Global Scale System |date=April 27, 2010 | accessdate=2010-06-15|publisher=City of Dayton}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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| − | Companies such as [[Reynolds and Reynolds]], [[CareSource]], [[DPL Inc.|DPL]], [[LexisNexis]], [[Kettering Health Network]], [[Premier Health Partners]], and [[Standard Register]] have their headquarters in Dayton. It is the former home of the [[Speedwell Motor Car Company]] and the [[Mead Paper Company]] before it became [[MeadWestvaco]]. [[Behr Dayton Thermal Products LLC]] is also located in Dayton. The Dayton Development Coalition is attempting to leverage the regions large water capacity, estimated to be 1.5 trillion gallons of [[renewable]] water aquifers, to attract new businesses.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS190004+21-Apr-2009+PRN20090421|title= Dayton's underground aquifers|date=July 29, 2009 | agency=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.getmidwest.com/regionOverview/watersupply.cfm?sectionID=ro&subNavID=10&subNav2ID=0|title= Dayton's underground aquifers from Get Midwest|date=July 29, 2009|publisher=Dayton Development Coalition}}</ref> |
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| − | [[Image:Downtown Dayton, Ohio.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Aerial view of Downtown Dayton (NE to SW)]] |
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| − | The Dayton region gave birth to aviation<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wpafb.af.mil|title=Dayton's Aviation Heritage|date=April 27, 2010|publisher=}}</ref> and is known for its high concentration of [[aerospace]] and [[aviation]] technology. In 2009, Governor [[Ted Strickland]] designated Dayton as Ohio's aerospace innovation hub, the first such technology hub in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/dayton-given-designation-of-aerospace-innovation-hub-287612.html|title= Aerospace technology hub of Ohio|accessdate=2009-09-14|publisher=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> Two major United States research and development organizations have leveraged Dayton's historical leadership in aviation and maintain their headquarters in the area: The [[National Air and Space Intelligence Center]] (NASIC) and the [[Air Force Research Laboratory]] (AFRL). NASIC is the U.S. military's primary producer of intelligence on foreign air and space forces, weapons and systems, while the AFRL provides leading-edge warfighting capabilities to keep the United States air, space and cyberspace forces the world's best.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.af.mil/information/factsheets/factsheet_print.asp?fsID=148&page=1|title=U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet Air Force Research Laboratory|date=April 27, 2010}}</ref> Both have their headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afisr.af.mil/units/nasic/|title=National Air & Space Intelligence Center|date=April 27, 2010}}</ref> [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] is one of the largest air base wings in the Air Force. Its over 27,400 employees and 68 tenant units generated a Total Economic Impact in the Dayton area of $5.1 billion in its 2009 fiscal year.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2010/08/09/daily44.html?surround=lfn|title=2009 WPAFB Economic Impact Analysis|date=August 15, 2010 | first=Joe|last=Cogliano}}</ref> In addition, state officials are working to make the Dayton region a hub and a leader for [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAV]] research and manufacturing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/ud-wins-500000-grant-224372.html|title= UAV research and manufacturing|date=July 28, 2009|publisher=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> |
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| − | [[File:Kettering tower.JPG|thumb|left|175px|Kettering Tower, Downtown Dayton's tallest high-rise.]] |
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| − | Several research organizations support NASIC, AFRL and the Dayton community. The [[Advanced Technical Intelligence Center]], is a confederation of government, academic and industry partners that leverage advanced technical intelligence expertise. [[daytaOhio]] is a non-profit organization based at Wright State University in Dayton. The [[University of Dayton Research Institute]] (UDRI), is led by the University of Dayton. In 2004 and 2005, UDRI was ranked #2 in the nation by the [[National Science Foundation]] in federal and industry-funded materials research. The Cognitive Technologies Division (CTD) of Applied Research Associates, Inc., which carries out human-centered research and design, is headquartered in the Dayton suburb of Fairborn. The city of Dayton has started [[Tech Town (Dayton)|Tech Town]], a development project intended to attract technology-based firms and revitalize the downtown area. Tech Town is home to the world's first [[RFID]] [[business incubator]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofdayton.org/PressReleases/publications/Biz%20Bites/World%27s%20First%20RFID%20Incubator%20Established%20in%20Dayton.pdf|title= First RFID incubator|accessdate=2009-08-13}}</ref> The University of Dayton-led Institute for Development & Commercialization of Sensor Technologies (IDCAST) at TechTown is a world-class center for excellence in remote sensing and sensing technology. It is one of Dayton's technology business incubators housed in The Entrepreneurs Center building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytontechtown.com|title=Dayton Tech Town|accessdate=2010-04-28}}</ref> |
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| − | The [[NCR Corporation]] (originally named the National Cash Register Corporation), which was founded and headquartered in Dayton for over 125 years,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whiotv.com/news/19628476/detail.html|title=Ohio Lawmakers Question NCR Move|date=June 4, 2009|accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> was a major innovator in computer technology. The {{convert|455000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} building complex that formerly housed NCR's headquarters has been adapted for use by the UDRI.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/12/28/story1.html|title=Top Stories of 09|date=December 25, 2009|accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> |
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| − | [[File:MVH Southeast Tower.JPG|thumb|right|Southeast tower at [[Miami Valley Hospital]]]] |
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| − | The [[Kettering Health Network]] and [[Premier Health Partners]] have a major role on the Dayton area's economy. [[Hospitals]] in the Greater Dayton area have an estimated combined employment of nearly 32,000, a yearly economic impact of $6.8 billion.<ref name="Dayton area hospitals"/> [[Thomson Reuters]] rated the Kettering Health Network as one of the top 10 [[hospital network]]s for clinical excellence in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100tophospitals.com/top-health-systems/|title=Thomson Reuters Top Rating|accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> In addition, several Dayton area hospitals consistently earn top national ranking and recognition including the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'''s list of "America's Best Hospitals" as well as many of HealthGrades top ratings.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2008/07/07/daily38.html|title=Dayton area hospital rankings|date=May 25, 2009}}</ref> The most notable hospitals are [[Miami Valley Hospital]] and [[Kettering Medical Center]]. In 2011, the Dayton area was rated number three in the nation out of the top 50 cities in the United States by HealthGrades for excellence in healthcare.<ref name="HealthGrades top city ranking"/><ref name="bizjournals.com"/> Also in 2011, Dayton was ranked the fourth best in the nation for emergency medicine care.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.healthgrades.com/cms/ratings-and-awards/2011-Emergency-Medicine-Excellence-Award-Announcement.aspx|title=Top cities for ER care 2011|accessdate=2011-04-14}}</ref> Then in 2013, HealthGrades ranked the Dayton region number one in the nation for the lowest hospital mortality rate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2013/02/19/healthgrades-report-says-dayton-tops.html|title=Healthgrades ranks Dayton tops in nation|accessdate=2011-04-14}}</ref> |
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| − | Several key institutes and centers for [[health care]] exist in the Dayton region. The [[Center for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at Dayton]] is a center that focuses on the science and development of human tissue regeneration. The [[National Center for Medical Readiness]] (NCMR) is also located in the Dayton area. The center includes Calamityville which is a state-of-the art disaster training facility. It is conservatively estimated that over a period of five years, Calamityville will have a regional economic impact of $374 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.med.wright.edu/whatsnew/rounds/2009/index.html|title=Air Force awards $2.7 million to support the National Center for Medical Readiness|year=2009|accessdate=December 11, 2012}}</ref> Also, the Neurological Institute at Miami Valley Hospital is an institute focused on the diagnosis, treatment, and research of neurological disorders. |
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| − | According to Dayton's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>[http://www.cityofdayton.org/departments/finance/Documents/CAFR2010.pdf City of Dayton CAFR]</ref> the top employers in the city proper are: |
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| − | | [[Premier Health Partners]] |
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| − | | [[Montgomery County, Ohio|Montgomery County]] |
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| − | |4,595 |
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| − | | [[Sinclair Community College]] |
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| − | |2,720 |
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| − | | [[Dayton Public Schools]] |
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| − | |2,574 |
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| − | | [[University of Dayton]] |
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| − | |2,161 |
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| − | | City of Dayton |
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| − | |1,998 |
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| − | | Dayton [[Veterans Health Administration|VA]] Medical Center |
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| − | |1,846 |
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| − | | [[Dayton Children's Medical Center]] |
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| − | |1,318 |
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| − | |9 |
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| − | | [[AT&T Inc.|AT&T]] |
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| − | |1,000 |
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| − | |10 |
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| − | | [[DPL Inc.|DP&L]] |
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| − | |1,000 |
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| − | Unlike many [[midwest]]ern cities of its age, Dayton has very broad and straight downtown streets (generally two or three full lanes in each direction), facilitating access to the downtown even after the automobile became popular. The main reason for the broad streets was that Dayton was a marketing and shipping center from its beginning: streets were broad to enable wagons drawn by teams of three to four pairs of oxen to turn around. In addition, some of today's streets were once barge canals flanked by draw-paths. |
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| − | A courthouse building was constructed in downtown Dayton in 1888 to supplement Dayton's original [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] courthouse, which still stands. This second, "new" courthouse has since been replaced with new facilities as well as a park. The Old Court House has been a favored political campaign stop. On September 17, 1859, future president [[Abraham Lincoln]] delivered an address on the steps of the building. Eight other presidents have visited the courthouse, either as presidents or during presidential campaigns. They include [[Andrew Johnson]], [[James Garfield]], [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], [[Richard Nixon]], [[Gerald Ford]], [[Ronald Reagan]], and [[Bill Clinton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courthousesquaredayton.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=18|title=Dayton's Old Courthouse|accessdate=2009-03-15|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090526023712/http://www.courthousesquaredayton.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=18|archivedate=2012-11-24}}</ref> |
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| − | In 2009, the [[CareSource]] Management Group finished construction of a $55 million corporate headquarters in downtown Dayton. The {{convert|300000|sqft|m2|adj=on}}, 10-story building marks downtown's first new office tower in more than a decade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caresource-ohio.com/en/Media/2006PressReleases/New+Building.htm|title=CareSource Office Building |accessdate=2009-02-03|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070707234045/http://www.caresource-ohio.com/en/Media/2006PressReleases/New+Building.htm |archivedate = July 7, 2007|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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| − | The two tallest buildings of the Dayton skyline are the [[Kettering Tower]] at 408 ft (124 m) and the [[KeyBank Tower]] at 385 ft (117 m).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?c151 |title=Tallest buildings in Dayton |accessdate=2007-07-17 |work=skyscraperpage.com}}</ref> Kettering Tower was originally Winters Tower, the headquarters of Winters Bank. The building was renamed after Virginia Kettering when Winters was merged into [[BankOne]]. KeyBank Tower was formerly known as the [[MeadWestvaco]] Tower before [[KeyBank]] gained naming rights to the building in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/b/content/oh/story/business/2008/03/31/ddn033108keybankweb.html|title=KeyBank tower|accessdate=2009-03-15|publisher=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> |
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| − | Dayton's ten historic neighborhoods — [[Oregon District, Dayton, Ohio|Oregon District]], [[Wright-Dunbar, Dayton, Ohio|Wright Dunbar]], [[Dayton View, Dayton, Ohio|Dayton View]], [[Grafton Hill, Dayton, Ohio|Grafton Hill]], [[McPherson Town, Dayton, Ohio|McPherson Town]], [[Webster Station, Dayton, Ohio|Webster Station]], [[Huffman, Dayton, Ohio|Huffman]], [[Kenilworth District, Dayton, Ohio|Kenilworth]], [[St. Anne's Hill, Dayton, Ohio|St. Anne's Hill]], and [[South Park Historic District (Dayton, Ohio)|South Park]] — feature mostly single-family houses and mansions in the Neoclassical, [[Jacobethan]], [[Tudorbethan architecture|Tudor Revival]], [[Gothic Revival architecture|English Gothic]], [[Chateauesque]], [[Arts and Crafts movement|Craftsman]], [[Queen Anne Style architecture|Queen Anne]], [[Georgian Revival architecture|Georgian Revival]], [[Colonial Revival architecture|Colonial Revival]], Renaissance Revival Architecture, Shingle Style Architecture, [[Prairie School|Prairie]], [[Mission Revival Style architecture|Mission Revival]], [[Italianate|Eastlake/Italianate]], [[American Foursquare]], and [[Federal architecture|Federal]] styles of architecture.<ref>[http://www.preservationdayton.com/dayton-historic-neighborhoods.cfm Preservation Dayton – News & Events<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Downtown Dayton]] is also a large area that encompasses several neighborhoods itself, and has seen a recent uplift and revival. |
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| − | Dayton's suburbs with a population of 10,000 or more include [[Beavercreek, Ohio|Beavercreek]], [[Centerville, Ohio|Centerville]], [[Clayton, Ohio|Clayton]], [[Englewood, Ohio|Englewood]], [[Fairborn, Ohio|Fairborn]], [[Harrison Township, Montgomery County, Ohio|Harrison Township]], [[Huber Heights, Ohio|Huber Heights]], [[Kettering, Ohio|Kettering]], [[Miami Township, Montgomery County, Ohio|Miami Township]], [[Miamisburg, Ohio|Miamisburg]], [[Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio|Oakwood]], [[Riverside, Ohio|Riverside]], [[Springboro, Ohio|Springboro]] (partial), [[Trotwood, Ohio|Trotwood]], [[Vandalia, Ohio|Vandalia]], [[Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio|Washington Township]], [[West Carrollton, Ohio|West Carrollton]], and [[Xenia, Ohio|Xenia]]. |
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| − | The Dayton Region ranked within the top 10% in the nation out of 373 metropolitan areas in [[arts]] and [[culture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.getmidwest.com/regionOverview/arts.cfm?sectionID=ro&subNavID=7|title= Art and Culture ranking|accessdate=2009-07-29}}</ref> In 2012, Dayton ranked #2 in the country as an arts destination ranking higher than larger cities such as Atlanta, St. Louis, and Cincinnati.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/blog/morning_call/2012/06/dayton-among-top-arts-destination.html|title=Dayton Arts Number Two in Country|accessdate=2012-06-05}}</ref> Dayton is the home of the [[Dayton Art Institute]] (see below). |
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| − | The [[Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center]] in downtown Dayton, is a world-class performing arts center and the home venue of the [[Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra]], [[Dayton Opera]], and the [[Dayton Ballet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victoriatheatre.com/schuster_home/schuster_home.php|title= The Schuster Center Information|accessdate=2009-05-25|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090415223913/http://victoriatheatre.com/schuster_home/schuster_home.php <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archivedate=2009-04-15}}</ref> In addition to [[Philharmonic]] and [[Opera]] performances, the Schuster Center hosts concerts, lectures, traveling Broadway shows, and is a popular spot for [[weddings]], and other events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schustercenter.org/about/general.html|title= The Schuster Center|accessdate=2009-05-25|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110208172642/http://schustercenter.org/about/general.html|archivedate=2012-11-24}}</ref> The historic [[Victoria Theatre (Dayton, Ohio)|Victoria Theatre]], located in downtown Dayton, hosts [[concerts]], traveling [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] shows, [[ballet]], a summertime classic film series, and more. The [[Loft Theatre]], also located downtown, is the home of the [[Human Race Theatre Company]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victoriatheatre.com/about/about.php|title= The Victoria Theatre|accessdate=2009-05-25|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080407212026/http://www.victoriatheatre.com/about/about.php |archivedate = April 7, 2008|deadurl=yes}}</ref> The Dayton Playhouse, in West Dayton, is the site of numerous plays and [[theatrical production]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytonplayhouse.org/|title= Dayton Playhouse|accessdate=2009-04-01}}</ref> |
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| − | Dayton is the home of the [[Dayton Ballet]], one of the oldest professional dance companies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |
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| − | The Company runs the [[Dayton Ballet School]], the oldest [[dance school]] in Dayton and one of the oldest in the country. It is the only ballet school in the [[Miami Valley]] associated with a professional [[dance company]].<ref>{{cite web |
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| − | Dayton is also home to "World Class" Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC).<ref>{{cite web |
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| − | Dayton is home to a variety of [[pizzeria|pizza chains]] that have become woven into local culture, the most notable of which are [[Cassano's]] and [[Marion's Piazza]]. Also based in Dayton is the burrito restaurant chain [[Hot Head Burritos]], which was ranked by [[AOL.com]] in 2009 as one of America's next big chains.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/02/16/smallb1.html|title= Hot Head Burritos|accessdate=2009-04-03 | first=Tom|last=Demeropolis|date=2009-02-16}}</ref> |
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| − | Other Dayton-based food chains are Super Subby's, which specializes in [[submarine sandwiches]] and [[Chili con carne|chili]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.subbys.com/|title= Super Subby's|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> the Flying Pizza, which is a [[New York–style pizza]] chain;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theflyingpizza.com/|title= The Flying Pizza|accessdate=2009-06-25}}</ref> Fricker's, which specializes in [[chicken wings]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frickers.com/frickerstale/index.asp|title= Fricker's Wings|accessdate=2009-06-25|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110711040434/http://www.frickers.com/frickerstale/index.asp|archivedate=2012-11-24}}</ref> El Toro, which is a Mexican restaurant chain;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eltorobarandgrill.com/|title= El Toro restaurant|accessdate=2011-11-17}}</ref> and the Submarine House, which specializes in submarine sandwiches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.submarinehouse.com/inner/history.htm|title= Submarine House History|accessdate=2009-07-15}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Along with these food chains, [[Esther Price Candies]], a candy and chocolate company, and [[Mike-sells]], the oldest potato chip company in the United States,<ref>[http://www.mike-sells.com/about/ Mike-Sells information page]</ref> are also based in Dayton. |
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| − | Every major religion is represented in Dayton. Christianity is represented in Dayton by dozens of denominations and their respective churches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daytonchurches.com/dayton.html|title=Churches in Dayton, Ohio|accessdate=2010-06-28}}</ref> Notable Dayton churches include the [[First Lutheran Church (Dayton, Ohio)|First Lutheran Church]], [[Sacred Heart Church (Dayton, Ohio)|Sacred Heart Church]] and [[Ginghamsburg Church]]. Dayton is also home to the [[United Theological Seminary]], one of thirteen seminaries affiliated with the [[United Methodist Church]]. [[Judaism]] is represented by [[Temple Israel (Dayton, Ohio)|Temple Israel]]. Hinduism is represented by the Hindu temple of Dayton. |
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| − | Tourists visiting Montgomery County accounted for $1.7 billion in business activity in 2007. Tourism also accounts for 1 out of every 14 private sector jobs in the county. Tourism in the Dayton region is led by The [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]] at nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. It is the largest and oldest military aviation museum in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/|title=Wright Patterson Air Force Base |accessdate=2008-12-27 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20081222094755/http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/ <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archivedate=2008-12-22}}</ref> The museum draws over 1.3 million visitors per year and is one of the single most visited tourist attractions in Ohio.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whiotv.com/news/19099838/detail.html|title=Airfoce Museum Attendance|accessdate=2009-04-05|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090408015817/http://www.whiotv.com/news/19099838/detail.html <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archivedate=2009-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/riverside-hopeful-for-passenger-rail-stop-132142.html|title=Airfoce Museum Tourist Attraction|accessdate=2009-05-24|publisher=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> The museum houses the [[National Aviation Hall of Fame]]. |
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| − | Other museums also play significant roles in the tourism and economy of the Dayton area. The [[Dayton Art Institute]], a museum of fine arts, owns collections containing more than 20,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of art and archaeological history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/|title=Dayton Art Institute|accessdate=2008-12-27}}</ref> The Dayton Art Institute was rated one of the top 10 best art museums in the United States for children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parents.com/family-life/travel/us-destinations/the-10-best-art-museums-for-kids/?page=4|title=Best Art Museum for Kids|accessdate=2009-04-01}}</ref> Dayton is also home to a children's museum. The [[Boonshoft Museum of Discovery]] is a local [[children's museum]] of [[science]] with numerous exhibits, one of which includes an indoor [[zoo]] with nearly 100 different animals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boonshoftmuseum.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1|title=Boonshoft Museum of Discovery|accessdate=2009-04-01}}</ref> |
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| − | Some historical museums also have notability in the region. The [[Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park]], operated by the [[National Park Service]], commemorates the lives and achievements of Dayton natives [[Orville Wright|Orville]] and [[Wilbur Wright]] and [[Paul Laurence Dunbar]]. The Wright brothers' famous [[Wright Flyer III]] aircraft is housed in a museum at [[Carillon Historical Park]]. Dayton is also home to [[America's Packard Museum]] with contains many restored historical [[Packard]] vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americaspackardmuseum.org/the_museum.html|title=America's Packard Museum|accessdate=2011-08-07}}</ref> Another notable park, [[SunWatch Indian Village|SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park]] is located on the south end of Dayton. SunWatch is a partially reconstructed 12th-century prehistoric [[Indigenous people of the Americas|American Indian]] village; the village is organized around a central plaza dominated by wood posts forming an astronomical calendar. It includes a museum where visitors can learn about the Indian history of the Miami Valley.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sunwatch.org/|title=SunWatch Indian Village|accessdate=2009-03-15}}</ref> |
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| − | The [[Vectren Dayton Air Show]] is an annual [[air show]] that takes places at the [[Dayton International Airport]]. The Vectren Dayton Airshow is one of the largest air shows in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aviationdayton.com/events/dayton-airshow.html|title=Vectren Dayton Air Show|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> |
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| − | The Dayton area is served by [[Five Rivers MetroParks]], encompassing {{convert|14161|acres|0|abbr=on}} over 23 facilities for year-round recreation, education, and conservation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metroparks.org/AboutUs/Conservation.aspx|title=Conservation Efforts|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref> In cooperation with the [[Miami Conservancy District]], the MetroParks maintains over {{convert|70|mi|0|abbr=on}} miles of paved, multi-use scenic trails that connect Montgomery County with Greene, Miami, Warren and Butler Counties.<ref name="Regional Trails">{{cite web |url=http://www.metroparks.org/GetOutside/RegionalTrails.aspx|title=Regional Trails|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref><ref name="Recreation Trails">{{cite web |url=http://www.miamiconservancy.org/recreation/trail.asp|title=Recreation Trails|accessdate=2010-05-20}}</ref> Five Rivers Metroparks, from 1996 to 1998, Dayton hosted the [[National Folk Festival (USA)|National Folk Festival]]. Since then, the annual Cityfolk Festival has continued to bring the best in folk, ethnic and world music and arts to Dayton. The Five Rivers MetroParks also owns and operates the [[PNC Second Street Market]] located near downtown Dayton. The Market has more than 50 vendors selling items such as produce, cooked foods, baked goods, crafts, and flowers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metroparks.org/Parks/SecondStreetMarket/Home.aspx|title=PNC Second Street Market Information|accessdate=2010-08-20}}</ref> |
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| − | The Dayton area hosts several arenas and venues. South of Dayton in [[Kettering, Ohio|Kettering]] is the [[Fraze Pavilion]], which hosts many nationally and internationally known musicians for concerts. Several notable performances have included the [[Backstreet Boys]], [[Boston (band)|Boston]], and [[Steve Miller Band]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fraze.com/index.cfm|title=Fraze Performances|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> South of downtown, on the banks of the [[Great Miami River]], is the [[University of Dayton Arena]], home venue for the [[University of Dayton]] Flyers basketball teams and the location of various other events and [[concerts]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daytonflyers.com/facilities/arena/|title=About UD Arena|accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref> UD Arena also hosts the [[Winter Guard International]] championships, at which hundreds of percussion and color guard ensembles compete from around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wgi.org/|title=WGI World Championships|accessdate=2009-03-15}}</ref> North of Dayton is the [[Hara Arena]] that frequently hosts [[Trade fair|expo]] events and concerts. In addition, the Dayton Amateur Radio Association hosts the annual [[Dayton Hamvention]], North America's largest [[hamfest]], at [[Hara Arena]]. Up to 25,000 [[amateur radio operator]]s attend this convention. The [[Nutter Center]], which is just east of Dayton in the suburb of [[Fairborn, Ohio|Fairborn]], is the home arena for athletics of [[Wright State University]] and the former [[Dayton Bombers]] hockey team. This venue is used for many concerts, community events, and various national traveling shows and performances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nuttercenter.com/|title=The Nutter Center|accessdate=2009-07-18}}</ref> |
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| − | The [[Oregon District]] is a historic residential and commercial district in southeast downtown Dayton. The district is populated with [[art galleries]], [[specialty shops]], [[pubs]], [[nightclubs]], and [[coffee houses]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oregonartsdistrict.com/|title=Oregon Arts District|accessdate=2009-04-03}}</ref> |
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| − | The City of Dayton is also host to yearly [[festivals]]. Most notably the [[Dayton Celtic Festival]] and the City Folk Festival. The Dayton Celtic Festival attracts more than 30,000 people yearly and has Irish dancing, food, crafts, and performers such as [[Gaelic Storm]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unitedirishofdayton.org/Festival/|title=Dayton Celtic Festival|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref> Other festivals held in the city of Dayton include, the Dayton Blues Festival, Dayton Music Fest, Urban Nights, the African American and Cultural Festival, and the Dayton Reggae Fest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daytonbluessociety.com/wp/|title=Dayton Blues Festival|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downtowndayton.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113|title=Urban Nights Dayton|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daacf.org/|title=Dayton African American Cultural Festival|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seefari.com/daytonreggaefest.htm|title=Dayton Reggae Festival|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref> |
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| − | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Dayton Dragons]] |
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| − | | [[Midwest League|MWL]], Baseball |
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| − | | [[Fifth Third Field (Dayton)|Fifth Third Field]] |
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| − | | 2000 |
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| − | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Dayton Demonz]] |
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| − | | [[Federal Hockey League|FHL]], Ice hockey |
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| − | | [[Hara Arena]] |
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| − | | 2012 |
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| − | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Dayton Air Strikers]] |
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| − | | [[Premier Basketball League|PBL]], Basketball |
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| − | | [[James S. Trent Arena]] |
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| − | | [[USL Premier Development League|USL]], Soccer |
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| − | | [[Miami Valley South Stadium]] |
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| − | | [[University of Dayton Arena]] (Basketball), [[Welcome Stadium]] (Football), [[Thomas J. Frericks Center]] (Volleyball), [[Woerner Field]] (Baseball) |
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| − | | NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball, Baseball, Softball, & Men's and Women's Soccer |
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| − | | [[Ervin J. Nutter Center]] (Basketball), [[Nischwitz Stadium]] (Baseball), [[Alumni Field (Wright State)|Alumni Field]] (Soccer) |
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| − | ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;" | [[Dayton Area Rugby Club]] |
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| − | | [[Midwest Rugby Football Union|Midwest]] [[Division (sport)|Division II]] Rugby |
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| − | | [[Five Rivers Metroparks|Eastwood Metropark]] |
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| − | | [[Continental Indoor Football League|CIFL]], Indoor Football |
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| − | | [[Hara Arena]] ([[Trotwood, Ohio]]) |
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| − | ;Baseball:The [[Dayton Dragons]] is Dayton's only professional baseball team and is the minor league affiliate for the [[Cincinnati Reds]]. The Dayton Dragons are the first (and only) team in [[minor league baseball]] history to sell out an entire season before it began and was voted as one of the top ten hottest tickets to get in all of professional sports by [[Sports Illustrated]].<ref>[http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/ballpark/page.jsp?ymd=20090308&content_id=520865&vkey=ballpark_t459&fext=.jsp&sid=t459 The Dayton Dragons are: Popular with the Fans]</ref> The Dayton Dragon's series of 815 consecutive sellouts surpassed the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] for the longest sellout streak across all professional sports in the U.S.<ref name=DragonsSellout/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/dayton-dragons-break-record-with-815th-straight-sellout-surpassing-mark-set-by-trail-blazers/2011/07/09/gIQAhzn85H_story.html|title=Dayton Dragons all time prefessional sellout streak The Washington Post}} {{Dead link|date=September 2011|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> |
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| − | ;Collegiate: The [[University of Dayton]] and [[Wright State University]] both host [[NCAA]] basketball. The [[University of Dayton Arena]] hosted 82 games in the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA men's basketball tournament]] over its history, the second most prolific venue in NCAA history and the most prolific among active venues,<ref>http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_final4/2009/06Attendance%20&%20Sites.pdf</ref> with the most recent being first and second round games of the 2009 tournament. UD Arena is also the site of the "Play-In" games. In 2012, eight teams competed for the final four spots in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Wright State University's NCAA men's basketball is the [[Wright State Raiders]] and the University of Dayton's NCAA men's basketball team is the [[Dayton Flyers]]. |
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| − | ;Hockey: The [[Dayton Bombers]] were an [[East Coast Hockey League|ECHL]] [[ice hockey]] team that most recently played the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference. In June 2009, it was announced that the Bombers would turn in their membership back to the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/dayton-bombers/bombers-wont-be-back-failed-to-get-key-investors-178816.html?cxtype=fb_mlt|title=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> However, hockey remained in Dayton as the [[Dayton Gems (2009–)|Dayton Gems]] of the [[International Hockey League (2007-)|International Hockey League]] began play in the fall of 2009 at [[Hara Arena]].<ref>[http://www.daytondailynews.com/dayton-sports/pro-hockey-returning-to-hara-arena-in-october-154941.html Dayton Daily News]</ref> The Gems folded after the 2011-2012 season. Shortly after the Gems folded, it was announced that a new team, the [[Dayton Demonz]], would begin play in 2012 for the [[Federal Hockey League|FHL]]. |
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| − | ;Football: Dayton hosted the first American Professional Football Association game (precursor to the [[National Football League|NFL]]). The game was played at Triangle Park between the [[Dayton Triangles]] and the [[Columbus Panhandles]] on October 3, 1920 and is considered one of the first professional football games ever to be played.<ref>[http://www.profootballhof.com/history/story.jsp?story_id=1476 Football Firsts]</ref> Present football teams in the Dayton area are the Dayton Flyers Football and the [[Dayton Diamonds]] women's football. |
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| − | ;Golf: The Dayton region is also known for the many golf courses and clubs that it hosts. The [[Miami Valley Golf Club]], [[Moraine Country Club]], [[NCR Country Club]], and the [[Pipestone Golf Course]] are some of the more notable courses. In addition, several PGA Championships have been held at area golf courses. The Miami Valley Golf Club hosted the [[1957 PGA Championship]], the Moraine Country Club hosted the [[1945 PGA Championship]], and the NCR Country club hosted the [[1969 PGA Championship]].Additionally, NCR CC hosted the 1986 U.S. Women's Open and the 2005 U.S. Senior Open. Other notable courses include the Yankee Trace Golf Club, the Beavercreek Golf Club, Dayton Meadowbrook Country Club, Heatherwoode Golf Club, Community Golf Course, and Kitty Hawk Golf Course.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daytongolfcourseguide.com/|title=Dayton Golf Course Guide|accessdate=2010-07-12}}</ref> |
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| − | ;Rugby Union: The city of Dayton is the home to the [[Dayton Area Rugby Club]]. As of 2010, the club fields three squads and play their home games at [[Five Rivers Metroparks|Eastwood Metropark]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytonrugby.com/ |title=Dayton Area Rugby Club - The Flying Pigs! |publisher=Daytonrugby.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-24}}</ref> |
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| − | [[Image:New Dayton Daily News Building.jpg|thumb|125px|Dayton Daily News building at 1611 S. Main St.]] |
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| − | Dayton is served in print by ''[[The Dayton Daily News]]'', the city's sole remaining daily newspaper. The ''Dayton Daily News'' is owned by [[Cox Enterprises]]. As well as the daily print, the Dayton region's main business newspaper is the [[Dayton Business Journal]]. [[Nielsen Media Research]] ranked the 11-county Dayton [[media market|television market]] as the #62 market in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nielsenmedia.com/DMAs.html |title=Nielsen DMA}}</ref> The market is served by stations affiliated with major American networks including: [[WKEF]], Channel 22 – [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], operated by [[Sinclair Broadcasting]], [[WHIO-TV]], Channel 7 – [[CBS]], operated by [[Cox Communications]], [[WPTD]], Channel 16 – [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]], operated by [[ThinkTV]], which also operates [[WPTO]], assigned to [[Oxford, Ohio]], [[WDTN]], Channel 2 – [[NBC]], operated by [[LIN TV]], [[WBDT]], Channel 26 – [[The CW]], operated by Acme Television, and [[WRGT-TV]], Channel 45 – [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]/[[My Network TV]], operated under a local marketing agreement by [[Sinclair Broadcasting]]. The nationally syndicated morning talk show ''[[The Daily Buzz]]'' originated from WBDT-TV, the Acme property in [[Miamisburg, Ohio]], before moving to its current home in Florida. Dayton is also served by 42 [[AM broadcasting|AM]] and [[FM broadcasting|FM]] [[radio station]]s directly, and numerous other stations are heard from elsewhere in Southwest Ohio, which serve outlying suburbs and adjoining counties.<ref>[http://radiostationworld.com/locations/United_States_of_America/Ohio/radio.asp?m=day DAYTON OH], RadioStationWorld. Retrieved on 2009-10-02.</ref> |
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| − | The [[Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority]] (RTA) operates public bus routes in the Dayton metro area. In addition to routes covered by traditional [[Diesel engine|diesel]]-powered buses, RTA has a number of [[Trolleybus|electric trolley bus]] routes. The [[Trolleybuses in Dayton|Dayton trolleybus system]] is the second longest-running of the five remaining trolleybus systems in the U.S., having entered service in 1933.<ref>''North American Trackless Trolley Association's DATA BOOK II'' (1979), pages 9 & 10 of the All Time Operators List, v4.</ref> It is the present manifestation of an electric transit service that has been operated continuously in Dayton since 1888. |
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| − | Dayton operates a [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound Station]] which provides inter-city bus transportation to and from Dayton. The hub is located in the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority North-West hub in Trotwood, Ohio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhound.com/home/TicketCenter/en/terminal.asp?city=250382 |title=Bus Stop |publisher=Greyhound.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-24}}</ref> |
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| − | Air transportation is available just north of Dayton proper via the [[Dayton International Airport]]. The airport operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and offers service to 21 markets through 10 airlines. In 2008, it served 2.9 million passengers. The Dayton International Airport is also a significant regional air freight hub hosting [[FedEx Express]], [[UPS Airlines]], [[United States Postal Service]], and major commercial freight carriers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flydayton.com/index.php?page=cargo|title=Dayton International Airport Freight Operations|accessdate=2009-04-05}}</ref> |
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| − | The Dayton area also has several regional airports. The [[Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport]] is a general aviation airport owned by the City of Dayton located {{convert|10|mi|km}} south of the [[central business district]] of Dayton on Springboro Pike in Miami Township. It serves as the [[reliever airport]] for Dayton International Airport. The airport primarily serves corporate and personal aircraft users.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flydayton.com/index.php?page=wright-brothers-airport-2|title=Airport Information Overview|accessdate=2009-04-21}}</ref> The [[Dahio Trotwood Airport]], also known as Dayton-New Lebanon Airport, is a privately owned, public-use airport located {{convert|7|mi|km}} west of the central business district of Dayton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aviationdayton.com/airports/trotwood-dahio.html|title=Trotwood Dahio Airport|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref> The [[Moraine Airpark]] is a privately owned, public-use airport situated {{convert|4|mi|km}} southwest of the city of Dayton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moraineairpark.com/|title=Moraine Airpark Information|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref> |
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| − | * [[Interstate 70]] is a major east-west interstate that runs through many of Dayton's east and west suburbs and intersects with I-75 in Vandalia, Ohio just north of the city. This intersection of I-70/I-75 is also known as "Freedom Veterans Crossroads" which was officially named by the [[U.S. Department of Transportation]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/fhwa0418.htm|title= Freedom Veterans Crossroads news release|accessdate=2011-03-26}}</ref> I-70 is the major route to the airport. |
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| − | * [[Interstate 675 (Ohio)|Interstate 675]] is a partial interstate ring along the eastern suburbs of Dayton. It runs north to south and connects I-70 to the north and I-75 to the south. |
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| − | * [[Ohio State Route 4|Route 4]] is a [[freeway]] that is most heavily traveled between I-75 and I-70. |
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| − | * [[Ohio State Route 444|Route 444]] is north-south [[state highway]]. Its southern terminus is at its interchange with Route 4 and its northern terminus is at [[Interstate 675 (Ohio)|Interstate 675]]. This [[limited-access road]] serves Dayton and Fairborn and is a significant route to access points serving [[Wright Patterson Air Force Base]]. |
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| − | The [[Ohio Department of Transportation]] is currently in the process of $533 million of construction to modify and reconstruct I-75 through downtown Dayton. ODOT is upgrading and widening I-75 from Edwin C Moses Blvd. to Stanley Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/D07/Projects/I75Modernization/Phase1A/Pages/default.aspx|title=Interstate 75 modernization project Dayton|accessdate=2010-08-18}}</ref> |
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| − | Dayton hosts several inter-modal freight railroad terminals. Two [[Class I railroads]] both [[CSX]] and [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], operate switching yards in the city.<ref>{{cite web |
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| − | [[File:Montgomery County OH USA Recreation Trail Map.jpg|thumb|right|Dayton Regional Bike Trail Map<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvrpc.org/recTrails/pdf/MontgomeryCo_Trails.pdf|title=Montgomery County Trails|accessdate=2010-06-14}}</ref>]] |
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| − | In cooperation with the [[Miami Conservancy District]], [[Five Rivers MetroParks]] maintains over {{convert|70|mi|0|abbr=on}} miles of paved, off-road, multi-use scenic trails that connect Montgomery County with over {{convert|270|mi|0|abbr=on}} of trails in Greene, Miami, Warren and Butler Counties.<ref name="Regional Trails"/><ref name="Recreation Trails"/> The contiguous bike trail system extends as far east as southwest Columbus and as far south as the Ohio River just east of [[Cincinnati]]. |
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| − | The [[League of American Bicyclists]] named Dayton as one of only two major cities in Ohio to be "[[bicycle-friendly]]".<ref>{{cite web |
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| − | The [[Dayton Public Schools, Montgomery County, Ohio|Dayton Public Schools]] operates 34 schools that serve 16,855 students,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/ohio/district/dayton-city-school-district/|title= Dayton City Schools Information|accessdate=2009-04-21}}</ref> including: |
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| − | * [[Thurgood Marshall High School (Dayton, Ohio)|Thurgood Marshall High]] |
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| − | * [[Meadowdale High School (Ohio)|Meadowdale High]] |
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| − | * [[Belmont High School (Ohio)|Belmont High]] |
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| − | * [[Stivers School for the Arts]] |
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| − | * [[Ponitz Career Technology Center]] |
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| − | The city of Dayton has 35 private schools located within the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ohio.privateschoolsreport.com/schools/OH/Dayton.html|title= Dayton Private Schools Information|accessdate=2009-04-21}}</ref> |
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| − | * [[Archbishop Alter High School]] |
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| − | * [[Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School]] |
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| − | * [[Dayton Christian School]] |
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| − | Dayton has 33 [[charter school]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/community/schools/charter_schools.html|title= Dayton Charter Schools Information|accessdate=2009-06-16|publisher=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> |
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| − | [[File:UniversityofDayton.jpg|thumb|right|St. Mary's Hall and the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the University of Dayton]] |
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| − | Dayton is home to two major [[university|universities]]: First, the [[University of Dayton]], a private, [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] institution founded in 1850 by the [[Society of Mary (Marianists)|Marianist order]] which has the only [[American Bar Association]] (ABA) approved [[law school]] in the Dayton area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.udayton.edu/law/ |title=School of Law |publisher=University of Dayton |accessdate=2012-11-24}}</ref> The University of Dayton is also Ohio's largest [[private university]] and is one of the top 10 Catholic universities in the United States. UD is also home to the [[University of Dayton Research Institute]] which ranks second in the nation for sponsored research,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udri.udayton.edu/AboutUDRI/Pages/DidYouKnow.aspx|title= Did You Know Section|accessdate=2009-11-21}}</ref> and the [[Center for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at Dayton]] which focuses on human tissue regeneration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trend.udayton.edu/|title=TREND Information|accessdate=2010-04-12}}</ref> |
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| − | Second, the public [[Wright State University]], which became a state university in 1967. Wright State University established the [[National Center for Medical Readiness]], a national training program for disaster preparedness and relief. The [[Boonshoft School of Medicine]] at Wright State University is the only medical school in the Dayton area and is a leader in [[biomedical research]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.med.wright.edu/research/summary.html|title= Boonshoft School of Medicine research|accessdate=2009-08-08}}</ref> |
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| − | Dayton is also home to [[Sinclair Community College]] the largest [[community college]] at a single location in Ohio <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidehighered.com/profiles/sinclair_community_college|title= Sinclair largest community college|accessdate=2009-07-24}}</ref> and one of the largest community colleges in the nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/industry/publicsector/partnersolutionmarketplace/global/CaseStudyDetail.aspx?casestudyid=4000003808|title= Sinclair Community College Information|accessdate=2009-04-21}}</ref> Sinclair is acclaimed as one of the country's best community colleges.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/15/business/15college.html?_r=2&ref=business|title= NY Times article Sinclair |accessdate=2009-08-16 | work=The New York Times | first=Steven | last=Greenhouse | date=2009-08-15}}</ref> Sinclair was originally founded as the YMCA college in 1887. Dayton is also home to Miami-Jacob's College, the International School of Broadcasting, and the Dayton School of Medical Massage. Other schools just outside of Dayton that shape the educational landscape are [[Kettering College of Medical Arts]] in [[Kettering, Ohio|Kettering]], [[DeVry University]] in [[Beavercreek, Ohio|Beavercreek (Dayton)]], and [[Clark State Community College]] in [[Springfield, Ohio|Springfield]]. Just outside of Dayton proper is the public [[Air Force Institute of Technology]], which was founded in 1919 and serves as a graduate school for the [[United States Air Force]]. The Air Force Institute of Technology is located at the nearby [[Wright Patterson Airforce Base]]. |
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| − | The Dayton area was ranked the 10th best [[metropolitan area]] in the United States for higher education by ''[[Forbes]]'' in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/2003/02/14/cx_bs_0214home.html|title= Forbes metropolitan education rating|accessdate=2009-08-14}}</ref> |
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| − | Dayton has experienced an improving public safety environment since 2003, with crime declining in key categories according to FBI [[Uniform Crime Reports]] and Dayton Police Department data.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofdayton.org/PressReleases/Documents/2008/Crime%20Statistics%20Show%20Decline.pdf|format=PDF |title=Crime statistic show decline}}</ref> City officials reported in January 2008 a decline of 6.1 percent in crime for 2007 when compared to 2006. From 2003 to 2007, crime decreased by 10.7 percent. Among violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault), Dayton saw a decline of 17.3 percent over the five years ending December 31, 2007. Targeted crimes in Dayton declined 39 percent over the five-year period.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofdayton.org/departments/police/Pages/cimedecline08.aspx|title=Declining Dayton Crime|accessdate=2009-03-19}}</ref> In 2009, crime continued to fall in the city of Dayton. Crime in the categories of forcible rape, aggravated assault, property crime, motor vehicle theft, robbery, burglary, theft and arson all showed declines for 2009. Overall, crime in Dayton dropped 40 percent over the previous year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime/dayton-crime-dropped-in-2009-726182.html|title=Dayton crime decline 2009|accessdate=2010-05-25|publisher=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> |
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| − | A new police chief, Richard S. Biehl, joined the Dayton Police Department in January 2008. Biehl brought more than 25 years of law enforcement experience (with expertise in prevention and community policing) to Dayton following a career with the Cincinnati Police Department and the Community Police Partnering Center (where he served as Executive Director), also in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]].{{fact|date=January 2013}} |
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| − | Also notable, [[John Dillinger]] a famous [[bank robber]] during the early 1930s, was at one time captured and arrested by Dayton city police while visiting his girlfriend at a high-class [[boarding house]] in downtown Dayton.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johndillinger.com/the-dillinger-story/they-early-years|title= John Dillinger's arrest in Dayton|date=July 25, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/daytons-connection-to-dillinger-bank-robber-came-here-for-love-181265.html|title= John Dillinger's arrest in Dayton cont.|date=July 25, 2009|publisher=Dayton Daily News}}</ref> |
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| − | [[File:Holon Twin cities.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Dayton City Seal in sister city Holon, Israel (4th from the left)]] |
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| − | * {{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Augsburg]], Germany |
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| − | * {{Flagicon|Israel}} [[Holon]], Israel |
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| − | * {{Flagicon|Liberia}} [[Monrovia]], Liberia |
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| − | * {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Oiso, Kanagawa|Oiso]], Japan |
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| − | * {{Flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Sarajevo]], Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| − | {{Portal|Ohio}} |
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| − | * [[Greater Dayton]] |
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| − | * [[List of people from Dayton, Ohio]] |
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| − | * [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/daav/index.htm What Dreams We Have, The Wright Brothers and Their Hometown of Dayton, Ohio] |
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