Dayton, TN

Located in the Tennessee Valley, Dayton is situated between Walden's Ridge on the west and the Tennessee River on the east. The city of Dayton, located 35 miles north of Chattanooga, has been the county seat of Rhea County since 1889. The population of Dayton is approximately 6,200 but employs about twice that number of people. The La-Z-Boy Tennessee division is Dayton's largest single employer with approximately 2,400 workers.

In addition to its own K-8 schools Dayton is home to two institutions of higher learning: Bryan College, founded in 1930, and a satellite campus of Chattanooga State Technical Community College.

Dayton was home to the world-famous Scopes Evolution Trial in 1925, which is reenacted every year in July.

We also have here one of the finest smallest airports in the entire state.

The City of Dayton is run by a city council/city manager form of government.