 dayton is a town in richland county, wisconsin, united states. the population was 723 at the 2000 census. the unincorporated community of nevels corners is located in the town. the ghost town of ashford was also located in the town. ==geography== according to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of 35.1&nbsp;square miles (90.9&nbsp;kmÂ²), all of it land. ==demographics== as of the census of 2000, there were 723 people, 269 households, and 197 families residing in the town. the population density was 20.6 people per square mile (8.0/kmÂ²). there were 307 housing units at an average density of 8.7 per square mile (3.4/kmÂ²). the racial makeup of the town was 98.62% white, 0.14% [[african american (u.s. census)|african americ
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