Dayton
A town in Rockingham County, Virginia — population 1,642 as of 2020.
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News around Rockingham County
The Citizen
September 29Parents push back against ‘chaos’ of county schools’ grading system
Jessica Foley’s son excels in math. The straight-A student, who receives special education support, made it to middle school without a poor grade in the subject. Source
Education
The Citizen
August 25What if the county’s school day were 10 minutes longer?
Adding 600 seconds in the classroom each day may not seem like much, but Rockingham County School Board members on Monday weighed all the interwoven effects that a change like that could have. The additional time could add more minutes spent at desks, shift extracurriculars and…
EducationIn and around Dayton
See & do
- College Street Pavillion
- Curves
- Fort Harrison
- Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
- Historic Dayton Welcome Center
Eat, drink & stay
- Braithwaite Studios and Coffee Shop
- Bridgewater Coffee Co
- Dayton Tavern
- Field & Feast
- Grammie's Ice Cream
Shops & services
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Dayton by the numbers
- Area
- 1.03 sq mi (2.67 km²)
- Median age
- 37.1
- Households
- 782
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median house value
- $346,600
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 125B EASTVIEW ST, DAYTON, VA 22821