The Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Greater Dayton and the Miami Valley, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of three counties in the

Miami Valley The Miami Valley is the land area surrounding the Great Miami River in southwest Ohio, USA, and includes the Little Miami, Mad, and Stillwater rivers as well. Geographically, it includes Dayton, Springfield, Middletown, Hamilton, and other ...

region of

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and is anchored by the city of

Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...

. As of 2020, it is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Ohio and the 73rd largest metropolitan area by population in the United States with a population of 814,049.

Counties

* Greene *

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* Montgomery

Cities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

(principal city) – 137,644

Places with 25,000 to 100,000 inhabitants

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– 57,862 * Beavercreek – 47,741 *

Huber Heights Huber Heights is a suburb of Dayton in Montgomery and Miami counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its origins trace back to the now-defunct Wayne Township, which was settled in the early-mid 1800s. Wayne Township was incorporated as the City of Hube ...

– 38,154 *

Fairborn Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 34,620 at the 2020 census. Fairborn is a suburb of Dayton, and part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the only city in the world named Fairborn, a por ...

– 34,620 * Xenia – 26,947 *

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– 26,281 * Riverside – 25,133

Places with 10,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

Trotwood Trotwood is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States and is a suburb of Dayton. The population was 24,431 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is served by the Trotwood-Madison City Schoo ...

– 24,403 * Centerville – 24,240 * Piqua – 21,332 * Miamisburg – 20,143 * Springboro – 18,931 * Vandalia – 14,997 * Englewood – 13,435 * Clayton – 13,222 *

West Carrollton West Carrollton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. A Suburb of Dayton. The population was 13,143 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Great Miami River runs through the town and forms ...

– 12,864 * Tipp City – 10,115

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

* Oakwood – 8,936 *

Bellbrook Bellbrook is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,317 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. It sits about 20.5 miles, ( 17km) south east from central Dayton. History Bellbroo ...

– 7,344 * Union – 6,891 *

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– 6,470 * Brookville – 5,874 * Germantown – 5,519 *

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– 5,446

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

* West Milton – 4,828 * Cedarville – 4,320 * New Lebanon – 3,984 * Yellow Springs – 3,744 *

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– 2,708 * Wilberforce – 2,271 * Shawnee Hills – 2,171 * Jamestown – 2,136 * Drexel – 2,076 * Bradford – 1,866 * Pleasant Hill – 1,254

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

* Bowersville * Casstown * Clifton (partial) * College Corner (partial) * Eldorado * Farmersville *

Fletcher Fletcher may refer to: People * Fletcher (occupation), a person who fletches arrows, the origin of the surname * Fletcher (singer) (born 1994), American actress and singer-songwriter * Fletcher (surname) * Fletcher (given name) Places Unite ...

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* Laura * Ludlow Falls * Phillipsburg *

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* Spring Valley *

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* West Elkton * West Manchester

Unincorporated places

* Brandt *

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(partial) * Conover * Fairhaven * Fort McKinley * Morning Sun * New Hope * Northridge * Phoneton * Pyrmont * Shiloh * West Charleston * Woodbourne-Hyde Park

Townships

Greene County

* Bath Township * Beavercreek Township * Caesarscreek Township * Cedarville Township * Jefferson Township * Miami Township * New Jasper Township * Ross Township * Silvercreek Township * Spring Valley Township * Sugarcreek Township * Xenia Township

Miami County

* Bethel Township * Brown Township * Concord Township * Elizabeth Township * Lostcreek Township * Monroe Township * Newberry Township * Newton Township * Springcreek Township * Staunton Township * Union Township * Washington Township

Montgomery County

* Butler Township * Clay Township * German Township * Harrison Township * Jackson Township * Jefferson Township * Miami Township * Perry Township * Washington Township

Combined statistical area

The Dayton–Springfield–Sidney Combined Statistical Area is a

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in the U.S.

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, as defined by the

. It consists of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area (the counties of Montgomery, Greene and

); the Springfield

Metropolitan Statistical Area In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are neither legally Incorporated town, incorporate ...

( Clark County); the Urbana Micropolitan Statistical Area ( Champaign County); the Greenville Micropolitan Statistical Area (

Darke County Darke County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 51,881. Its county seat is Greenville. The county was created in 1809 and later organized in 1817. It is named for William Darke, an officer in ...

); and the

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Micropolitan Statistical Area ( Shelby County). As of the 2020 Census, the CSA had a population of 1,086,512. *Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) **Dayton (Greene, Miami, and Montgomery counties) **Springfield ( Clark County) *Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs) **Greenville (

) **Urbana ( Champaign County) **Sidney ( Shelby County) According to an article in ''

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'', as

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grows northward through Butler County, its outer suburbs are expected to expand and begin to overlap the Greater Dayton area. Such a concept has already received the nickname of "Daytonnati." The two metropolitan areas were expected to be combined after tabulation of the 2010 Census, but this did not occur. As of the 2020 census this has still not occurred due to criteria not being met for combined area designation Greater Dayton is part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis containing an estimated 54 million people.

Demographics

As of the

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2010, there were 799,232 people, 343,971 households, and 220,249 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 80.40%

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, 14.90%

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, 0.20% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.80% from other races, and 2.00% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $47,381, and the median income for a family was $59,770. Males had a median income of $38,430 versus $26,205 for females. The

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for the MSA was $25,436. From the 2000 Census to the 2010 Census, the Dayton region has seen a shift in population from its urban core to more out-lying affluent suburbs. This is evidenced by a 10% growth in population in Englewood, a 19% population growth in Beavercreek, and a 40% population growth in Springboro. Smaller growths in the 2010 census in the Dayton area included Miamisburg, Centerville, Vandalia, and

. Many of Dayton's suburbs that saw declines in populations fared well from 2000 to 2010. Dayton's largest suburb,

for example, only saw a 2.3% decline during the ten-year period and

, Dayton's third largest suburb, saw a 0.3% decline in population. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area formerly included Clark County and

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. In 2005, Clark County containing

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separated from the Dayton MSA to create their own MSA named Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. As a result of new Census criteria to delineate metropolitan areas, Preble County was eliminated from the MSA in 2013 as it no longer qualified for inclusion. A significant drop in population for the Dayton MSA is noted in the 2010 census because of these changes.

Colleges and universities

Greater Dayton is home to a number of higher education facilities, including: *

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(

Wright-Patterson AFB Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene and Montgomery counties. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbu ...

) *

Antioch College Antioch College is a private liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Christian Connection, the college began operating in 1852 as a non-sectarian institution; politician and education reformer Horace Mann was i ...

( Yellow Springs) *

Cedarville University Cedarville University is a private Baptist university in Cedarville, Ohio. It is chartered by the state of Ohio, approved by the Ohio Board of Regents, and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Established in 1887, the school was or ...

( Cedarville) *

Central State University Central State University (CSU) is a public, historically black land-grant university in Wilberforce, Ohio. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Established by the state legislature in 1887 as a two-year program for t ...

( Wilberforce) * Hobart Institute of Welding Technology (

) * Kettering College of Medical Arts (

) *

Sinclair Community College Sinclair Community College is a public community college in Dayton, Ohio. History Sinclair Community College is named for David A. Sinclair, a Scottish immigrant and secretary of the Dayton YMCA (1874–1902), who founded the adult training schoo ...

(

) *

University of Dayton The University of Dayton (UD) is a private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the nation and the second-largest private university in Ohio. The uni ...

(

) *

Wilberforce University Wilberforce University is a private historically black university in Wilberforce, Ohio. Affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), it was the first college to be owned and operated by African Americans. It participates i ...

( Wilberforce) *

Wittenberg University Wittenberg University is a private liberal arts college in Springfield, Ohio. It has 1,326 full-time students representing 33 states and 9 foreign countries. Wittenberg University is associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. ...

( Springfield) *

Wright State University Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviatio ...

(

) * Clark State Community College ( Springfield)

Largest employers

Notable largest employers in the Dayton region : *

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene and Montgomery counties. It includes both Wright and Patterson Fields, which were originally Wilbur W ...

30,000 * Premier Health Partners 14,335 *

Kettering Health Network Kettering Health, formerly known as Kettering Health Network and Kettering Medical Center Network, is a nonprofit network of fourteen Dayton and Cincinnati area medical centers, Kettering College, and 120 outpatient facilities. The system is bas ...

9,500 *

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5,029 * CareSource 4,500 *

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4,100 *

3,095 *

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3,000 *

2,978 * Honda Manufacturing of America 2,940

Transportation

Airports

Greater Dayton is served by international, regional and county airports, including: * Dahio Trotwood Airport *

Dayton International Airport Dayton International Airport (officially James M. Cox Dayton International Airport), formerly Dayton Municipal Airport and James M. Cox-Dayton Municipal Airport, is 10 miles north of downtown Dayton, in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. ...

* Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport * Greene County–Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport * Moraine Airpark *

Major highways

Interstate 70 Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a park and ride lot just east of I-695 in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the fifth-longest Interstate in the co ...

Interstate 71 Interstate 71 (I-71) is a north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes/Midwestern and Southeastern region of the United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with I-64 and I-65 (the Kennedy Interchange) in Louisvill ...

Interstate 75 Interstate 75 (I-75) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. As with most Interstates that end in 5, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, traveling from ...

Interstate 675 * US 35

U.S. Route 35 * US 36

U.S. Route 36 * US 40

U.S. Route 40 * US 42

U.S. Route 42 * US 68

U.S. Route 68 * OH-4

State Route 4 * OH-41

State Route 41 * OH-48

State Route 48 * OH-49

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State Route 202 * OH-235

State Route 235 * OH-444

State Route 444 * OH-725

State Route 725 * OH-741

State Route 741 * OH-844

State Route 844

Public transit

The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority operates a public busing system in Montgomery county. Other transit agencies serve the surrounding counties and provide connections with RTA, including transit authorities in Greene and

counties.

Culture

Museums

Dayton Art Institute The Dayton Art Institute (DAI) is a museum of fine arts in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The Dayton Art Institute has been rated one of the top 10 best art museums in the United States for children. The museum also ranks in the top 3% of all art mus ...

(

) * Boonshoft Museum of Discovery (

) * America's Packard Museum (

) *

National Museum of the United States Air Force The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official museum of the United States Air Force located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, northeast of Dayton, Ohio. The NMUSAF is the ...

( Riverside) * The Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center (

)
Springfield Museum of Art
(Springfield)

Theaters

In addition to

Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center The Schuster Performing Arts Center is located in Dayton, Ohio and was built in 2003 to serve as Dayton's principal center of the lively arts. It is owned and operated by the Victoria Theatre Association and occupies the former site of Rike's ...

, the Dayton Region's largest performing arts center, Greater Dayton has a vibrant theater community throughout the region. * Actors Theater (

) *

Beavercreek Community Theatre Beavercreek may refer to: * Beavercreek, Ohio * Beavercreek Township, Greene County, Ohio Beavercreek Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the township population was 52,156, up fro ...

( Beavercreek) *

(

) * The Black Box Improv Theater (

) * Brookville Community Theater ( Brookville)
Clark State Performing Arts Center
( Springfield) * Dayton Playhouse (

) * La Comedia Dinner Theatre ( Springboro) * Loft Theatre (

)Victoria Theatre Association – Broadway in Dayton
/ref> * Progressive Dance Theater (

)DCDC – Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
/ref> * Town Hall Theatre ( Centerville) * Victoria Theatre (

)

Theatrical companies

Dayton Ballet The Dayton Ballet is a ballet company based in Dayton, Ohio. The Dayton Ballet was founded in 1937, making it the second oldest regional ballet company in the United States. Dayton Ballet seasons typically comprise four works—familiar tradition ...

* Dayton Contemporary Dance Company *

Dayton Opera Dayton Opera is an American opera company based in Dayton, Ohio. The company makes its home at the Schuster Performing Arts Center in downtown Dayton where it annually produces three operas and an operatic concert and has an annual budget of appr ...

* Dayton Theatre Guild * Human Race Theatre CompanyWelcome to The Human Race Theatre Company
/ref> * Victoria Theatre Association

Music

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra (DPO) is a fully professional musical group in Dayton, Ohio, formed in 1933. It is a member of the League of American Orchestras (LAO) and the Regional Orchestra Players' Association (ROPA), and presents programs ...

References

External links

City of Dayton website

Visitors Bureau

Dayton history
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