Dayton Lakes, Texas

Dayton Lakes, Texas
Coordinates: 30°08′41″N 94°49′15″W / 30.14472°N 94.82083°W / 30.14472; -94.82083
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyLiberty
Area
 • Total0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2)
 • Land0.86 sq mi (2.22 km2)
 • Water0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2)
Elevation30 ft (9 m)
Population
 • Total45
 • Density46/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code48-19435[4]
GNIS feature ID2410302[2]

Dayton Lakes is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 93 at the 2010 census. Prior to 1985 Dayton Lakes city was a developed and marketed recreational subdivision named Dayton Lake Estates. In January 1985 the corporation that marketed the original subdivision held and election of residents and when the election was successful, they petitioned the District Court in Liberty County, Texas and The City of Dayton Lakes, TX, a Non Profit Corporation, was created as a city/town. The actual document was filed and recorded on January 19, 1985. Those corporate papers are the city's legal identity.[3]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dayton Lakes, Texas
  3. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Dayton Lakes city, Texas". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.