Knoxville, Tennessee is 2.2 times larger than Dayton, Ohio.
Area: 149 km2 calculated
Dayton is the sixth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Montgomery County. Wikipedia
Area: 332 km2 calculated
Knoxville is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Knox County. The city had a population of 178,874 as of the 2010 census and an estimated population of 183,270 in 2013, making it the state's third largest city. Wikipedia