Dayton is a town in Waupaca County,

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, United States. The population was 2,674 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Little Hope, Parfreyville, and

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are located in the town. The

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of Chain O' Lake is also partially located within the town.

History

The town was named for Lyman Dayton, a Connecticut native who moved to the area in 1850.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 36.4 square miles (94.2 km²), of which, 35.2 square miles (91.2 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (3.0 km²) of it (3.16%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2020, there were 2,674 people residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town included 93.6%

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, 0.7%

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, 1.4% Native American, 1.1% Asian, and 0.2% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

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or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.

Notable people

* Andrew R. Potts, Wisconsin state legislator and farmer, was born in Rural, in the Town of Dayton; Potts served as chairman of the Dayton Town Board'Wisconsin Blue Book 1917,' Biographical Sketch of Andrew R. Potts, pg. 512-513

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Town of Dayton, Wisconsin
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