| Official Name: | Dayton Lakes, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | --> |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Liberty |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.51 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.22 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.29 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 45 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 9 |
| Elevation Ft: | 30 |
| Coordinates: | 30.1456°N -94.8217°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-19435[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1388550[4] |
Dayton Lakes is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 93 at the 2010 census. Prior to 1985 Dayton Lakes city was a developed and marketed recreational subdivision named Dayton Lake Estates. In January 1985 the corporation that marketed the original subdivision held and election of residents and when the election was successful, they petitioned the District Court in Liberty County, Texas and The City of Dayton Lakes, TX, a Non Profit Corporation, was created as a city/town. The actual document was filed and recorded on January 19, 1985. Those corporate papers are the city's legal identity.[2]
Dayton Lakes is located in central Liberty County at 30.1456°N -94.8217°W (30.145428, –94.821686),[5] on the west bank of the Trinity River. It is northeast of Dayton, and by road north of Liberty, the county seat, but only 6miles as the crow flies.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Dayton Lakes has a total area of 2.5km2, of which 2.2km2 are land and 0.3km2, or 11.64%, are water.[1]
As of the census of 2000, there were 101 people, 43 households, and 26 families residing in the city. The population density was 120.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 78 housing units at an average density of 93sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 99.01% White and 0.99% African American.
There were 43 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 2.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 3.0% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 151.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,083, and the median income for a family was $30,938. Males had a median income of $40,750 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,873. There were 20.7% of families and 27.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 30.8% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
The city of Dayton Lakes is served by the Dayton Independent School District.