Dalton, Ohio

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Dalton is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,605 at the 2000 census. Dalton is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Interesting Facts
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Dalton is located at 40°47′57″N, 81°41′49″W (40.799295, -81.697030)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,605 people, 605 households, and 456 families residing in the village. The population density was 507.9/km² (1,313.9/mi²). There were 628 housing units at an average density of 198.7/km² (514.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.32% White, 0.12% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.

There were 605 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,078, and the median income for a family was $51,838. Males had a median income of $37,045 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,355. About 2.7% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Interesting Facts

A little lingual tidbit. Locals in Dalton pronounce their town (Dowl ton) not (Doll ton) like some may pronounce it. Locals are particular on how to pronounce the village's name. You'll be corrected if you mispronounce it.

[edit] External links

	Municipalities and Communities of Wayne County, Ohio (County Seat: Wooster)
Cities	Orrville \| Wooster
Villages	Apple Creek \| Burbank \| Congress \| Dalton \| Doylestown \| Fredericksburg \| Marshallville \| Mount Eaton \| Shreve \| Smithville \| West Salem
Townships	Baughman \| Canaan \| Chester \| Chippewa \| Clinton \| Congress \| East Union \| Franklin \| Green \| Milton \| Paint \| Plain \| Salt Creek \| Sugar Creek \| Wayne \| Wooster