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South Dayton is a village in Cattaraugus County, New York, United [Link] population
was 564 at the 2020 [Link] village lies within the town of Dayton by the southwest
corner of the town and less than a mile from the border of Chautauqua County.== History
==
The community was also known as "Pine Valley"; the name Pine Valley was later used for
the name of the local school district (shared with neighboring Cherry Creek), the campus of
which is situated southwest of the [Link] arrival of the railroad in 1875 promoted the
growth of the village, which incorporated in [Link] the most famous event to occur
in South Dayton is that a revelation is reported to have been received by the Mormon
prophet, Joseph Smith, in the home of Freeman Nickerson on October 12, 1833, known as
Section 100 of the Doctrine and [Link] the time the settlement was within the town
of [Link] Dayton was used as a filming location for the 1987 comedy road film,
Planes, Trains and [Link] was also featured in the classic film, The Natural, which
starred Robert Redford.== Geography ==
South Dayton is located at 42°21′46″N 79°3′6″W (42.362796, -79.051715).The western
boundary of the village follows the Chautauqua County [Link] to the United States
Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all [Link]
Road 2 (Main Street in the village) and NY-322 pass through the [Link] New York and
Lake Erie Railroad serves the village with freight and occasional passenger rail
[Link] Corners is a crossroads in the southwestern part of the village.==
Demographics ==
As of the census of 2000, there were 662 people, 248 households, and 163 families residing
in the [Link] population density was 658.2 inhabitants per square mile
(254.1/km2).There were 268 housing units at an average density of 266.5 per square mile
(102.9/km2).The racial makeup of the village was 97.73% White, 0.30% African American,
0.30% Native American, 0.45% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more
[Link] or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the [Link] were 248
households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0%
were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband
present, and 33.9% were non-families.25.8% of all households were made up of individuals,
and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or [Link] average
household size was 2.67 and the average family size was [Link] the village, the population
was spread out, with 33.7% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44,
21.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or [Link] median age was 33
[Link] every 100 females, there were 87.0 [Link] every 100 females age 18 and over,
there were 88.4 [Link] median income for a household in the village was $29,375, and
the median income for a family was $32,[Link] had a median income of $25,833 versus
$22,404 for [Link] per capita income for the village was $13,[Link] 15.4% of
families and 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those
under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.== Notable people ==
Bill Bergey, retired National Football League player who made five Pro Bowls during his
career; born and raised in the village
Nick Langworthy, U.S. Representative for New York's 23rd congressional district since 2023
Tim Nobles, 7-time State Champion coach (1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2003-2005) for girls
basketball at Pine Valley Central [Link] his head coaching career after the 2014-
2015 season with 536 wins, including 17 league titles, 12 Section VI titles, and 6 State
Championships as head [Link] Valley's basketball court has been renamed, "Tim Nobles
Court."Inducted into the Section VI Hall of Fame in 2018.== References ==
== External links ==
Village of South Dayton official website
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