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Introduction The seat of Ohio's Montgomery County, Dayton is the focus of a four-county metropolitan statistical area that includes Montgomery, Miami, Clark, and Greene counties and the cities of Kettering, Miamisburg, Xenia, Fairborn, Oakwood, and Vandalia. It is famous for the pioneering efforts of the Wright brothers and today Dayton is an aviation center and home of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, headquarters of the United States Air Force bomber program.
Dayton is situated near the center of the Miami River Valley. The Mad River, the Stillwater River, and Wolf Creek, all tributaries of the Miami River, join the master stream within the city limits.
Dayton has high relative humidity throughout the year. Winter temperatures are moderated by the downward slope of the Miami River. cold polar air from the Great Lakes produces extensive cloudiness and frequent snow flurries, but snow accumulation averages only nine inches annually.
Area: 56.63 square miles (2000)
Elevation: 750 feet above sea level
Latitude: 39.76 N
Longitude: 84.20 W
Average Temperatures: January, 26.6° F; July, 74.7° F; annual average, 51.7° F
Average Annual Precipitation: 36.6 inches
Population: 158,873 as on 2005
Attractions * Dayton Museum of Natural History
* United States Air Force Museum
* Aullwood Audubon Center
* Carillon Historical Park
* Paul Laurence Dunbar House
* Montgomery County Historical Society
Festivals * Art in the Park
* Vectren Dayton Air Show
* Oktoberfest
* Ohio Renaissance Festival
* Dayton Holiday Festival