Dayton

city ​​and county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
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Dayton

Summary

Dayton is a city in the United States[1]. Dayton ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,793 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dayton is located in Montgomery County[3].
  • Dayton is in the country of United States[4].
  • Dayton is on the body of water Great Miami River[5].
  • Dayton is on the body of water Mad River[6].
  • Dayton is on the body of water Stillwater River[7].
  • Dayton's head of government is recorded as Nan Whaley[8].
  • Dayton's head of government is recorded as Jeffrey J. Mims, Jr.[9].
  • Dayton's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[10].
  • Dayton's instance of is recorded as big city[11].
  • Dayton's instance of is recorded as county seat[12].
  • Dayton's instance of is recorded as city of Ohio[13].
  • Dayton's basic form of government is recorded as council–manager government[14].
  • Jonathan Dayton is named after Dayton[15].
  • Dayton's flag is recorded as flag of Dayton[16].
  • Dayton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Augsburg[17].
  • Dayton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Belgrade[18].
  • Dayton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sarajevo[19].
  • Dayton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Holon[20].
  • Dayton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Monrovia[21].
  • Dayton's postal code is recorded as 45401[22].
  • Dayton's postal code is recorded as 45402[23].
  • Dayton's postal code is recorded as 45403[24].
  • Dayton's postal code is recorded as 45404[25].
  • Dayton's postal code is recorded as 45405[26].
  • Dayton's postal code is recorded as 45406[27].

Body

Geography

Dayton is in the country of United States[4]. Dayton is located in Montgomery County[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Great Miami River[5], a river[28], in United States[29]; Mad River[6], a river[30], in United States[31]; and Stillwater River[7], a river[32], in United States[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city in the United States[10], big city[11], county seat[12], and city of Ohio[13].

History and Context

1796 marks the founding of Dayton[34]. Jonathan Dayton is named after Dayton[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Dayton include Dayton Agreement[35], a peace treaty[36]; Dayton International Airport[37], an international airport[38], in United States[39], founded in 1936[40]; and Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport[41], an airport[42], in United States[43].

Why It Matters

Dayton ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,793 views/month).[2] Dayton has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Dayton is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for Dayton include Dayton Agreement[35], a peace treaty[36]; Dayton International Airport[37], an international airport[38], in United States[39], founded in 1936[40]; and Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport[41], an airport[42], in United States[43].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . daytonohio.gov. Retrieved . daytonohio.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · TimK MSI · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 89
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'ck
    Located in time zone → —
    Located in or next to body of water → Great Miami River, Mad River, Stillwater River
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P206]]: [[Q6726037]]"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1DtV9O
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 13w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → dayton, dayton-ohio
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: dayton, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289918956|dayton (#289918956)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
  4. 22w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water → Great Miami River, Mad River, Stillwater River
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P206]]: [[Q246570]], дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
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