Dayton, New Jersey | |
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 Center of Dayton | |
 Map of Dayton CDP in Middlesex County. Inset: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey. | |
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| Coordinates: 40°22′52″N 74°30′48″W / 40.381014°N 74.513355°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Middlesex |
| Township | South Brunswick |
| Named for | Jonathan Dayton or William L. Dayton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.43 sq mi (6.30 km2) |
| • Land | 2.41 sq mi (6.24 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) 0.13% |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,138 |
| • Density | 3,380.97/sq mi (1,305.18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08810[4] |
| Area code(s) | 732/848 |
| FIPS code | 34-16630[5][6][7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 02389397[5][8] |
Dayton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[9] in South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States.[10][11] At the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 8,138,[3] up from 7,063 in 2010.[12]
Dayton has a post office with its own ZIP Code (08810) that encompasses the entire CDP, as well as some surrounding areas.[4] The community was named for William L. Dayton, a local attorney who later served in the United States Senate,[13][14] or for Jonathan Dayton, the youngest person to sign the United States Constitution, who later served as a U.S. senator from New Jersey.[15] The area had been known as "Cross Roads" and was renamed in 1866 to avoid confusion with mail that was sent to another post office that shared the name.[13][14]
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dayton Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed November 29, 2012.
- ^ a b QuickFacts Dayton CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 19, 2023.
- ^ a b Look Up a ZIP Code for Dayton, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 29, 2012.
- ^ a b Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- ^ New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed November 29, 2012.
- ^ GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Middlesex County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 29, 2012.
- ^ DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Dayton CDP, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 29, 2012.
- ^ a b History, Township of South Brunswick. Accessed November 21, 2019. "In 1866, the name was changed from Cross Roads to Dayton, in honor of William L. Dayton, an attorney for the Freehold and Jamesburg Agricultural Railroad. Dayton had helped settle disputes arising from the location of a railroad right-of-way. He was later a U.S. Senator, Vice Presidential nominee, and Minister to France."
- ^ a b Clayton, W. Woodford. History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey; With Biographical Sketches of Many of Their Pioneers and Prominent Men, p. 789. Everts and Peck, 1885. Accessed November 21, 2019. "Dayton, formerly known as Cross-Roads,is situated about a quarter of a mile from the New York Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, southeast of the centre of the township, at the intersection of the Kingston road, the Plainsboro' road, and the Rhode Hall road with the New Brunswick and Cranbury turnpike, and was named in honor of William L. Dayton, of Trenton, the change having been necessitated by the frequent miscarriage of mails intended for that locality, there being another post-office in the State called Cross-Roads."
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. American guide series. Works Progress Administration. p. 1.