Dayton is located in the northernmost part of Campbell County on the inside of a bend in the Ohio River.

Dayton is bordered by Bellevue to the southwest and Fort Thomas to the southeast.

[7] Dayton is located within Kentucky's Outer Bluegrass region in the Upper South.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

Berry was a nephew of James Taylor, Jr., founder of Newport, Kentucky.

People also had the right to shoot dogs that were running loose in the city, and bill the owners for carcass removal.

[11] In 1919, the private Doyle Country Club was built and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Floods in 1884, 1913, and 1937 – the latter affecting 80 percent of the city and prompting residents to take shelter in the garages of the former Wadsworth Watch Case Co. – caused many of the companies in the once-booming town to move elsewhere.

25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.