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The population of Dayville is approximately 144.
The amount of land area in Dayville is 1.326 sq. kilometers.
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History & History Related Items Dayville history: This is the home of the "John Day Fossil Beds". Hot lava oured out on the earth's surface near Dayville to make up the Rattlesnake formation, now seen as bluffs near the top of hills in the area. Formations are found along the county's western edge near the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Though tumbled by nature's forces, layers of stone at the Fossil Beds tell of the region's history dating bacy 100 million years. Dayville was named after the John Day River. The first post office was established December 8, 1868.
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