THE DAYTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Dayton town has 35.6 square miles of land in Cattaraugus County. Its Census reference point is in Low Lime Drift Plain, within Erie Drift Plain.
Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.
Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Dayton and Cattaraugus County
Dayton is associated with Cattaraugus County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Dayton by land and water
The Census records 0.62 square miles of water within Dayton, or 1.7% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points higher than the 1.1% recorded for Cattaraugus County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Dayton town has 35.4 times the land area of nearby South Dayton village (1.01 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

