Dayton

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Dayton

Total population

992

Median home value

$333,500

34.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$75,066

Dayton$75k

National$74k

Elevation1195 m

Land area1.37 km²

Weather50°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates44.87°, -107.26°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dayton is a town in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 822 at the 2020 census. The town was incorporated in 1906.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Dayton, WY from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in Wyoming

• Ranchester
  5.2 mi away · pop. 1,277
• Parkman
  6.3 mi away · pop. 389
• Sheridan
  15.6 mi away
• Big Horn
  18.7 mi away · pop. 259
• Powder Horn
  19 mi away
• Story
  26.9 mi away · pop. 1,054
• Shell
  34.7 mi away
• Buffalo
  45.7 mi away · pop. 4,572
• Clearmont
  46.1 mi away · pop. 104
• Hyattville
  46.4 mi away
• Greybull
  47.3 mi away
• Basin
  51.5 mi away · pop. 1,290

Browse all places in Wyoming →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dayton

Bald Mountain-Dayton folio, Wyoming

Nelson Horatio Darton · 1906

Final report for Dayton Groundwater Exploration Project

Wyoming Water Development Commission · 2003

Geologic atlas of U.S.

1906

Final report for Dayton master plan, level I study

EnTech, Inc. · 2000

Final report for

2004

Terror in the city of champions

Tom Stanton · 2016

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

Sixteenth census of the United States: 1940

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1940

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Harris, Rosebud, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 38 mi
• Wildfire Lumin, Sheridan, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 42 mi
• Wildfire Davis Coulee, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 49 mi
• Wildfire Sarpy, Big Horn, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-17 · 59 mi
• Wildfire Montgomery Draw, Campbell, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Windmill, Stillwater, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 128 mi
• Wildfire Snow, Custer, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 150 mi
• Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 163 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Seen 2026-09-25

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Seen 2026-09-23

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Seen 2026-09-11

Hoary Comma

Polygonia gracilis

Seen 2026-09-05

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

Seen 2026-08-30

Violet-green Swallow

Tachycineta thalassina

Seen 2026-08-30

Stilt Sandpiper

Calidris himantopus

Seen 2026-08-30

Brown Thrasher

Toxostoma rufum

Seen 2026-08-30

Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Seen 2026-08-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-26 10:00 UTC.