Dixon, California City of Dixon Official seal of City of Dixon Location in Solano County and the state of California Location in Solano County and the state of California City of Dixon is positioned in the US City of Dixon - City of Dixon Dixon is a town/city in northern Solano County, California, United States, positioned 23 miles (37 km) from the state capital, Sacramento.
The first semi-permanent European settlement to precarious in the (now) Dixon region emerged amid the California Gold Rush of the mid-19th century.
One of the first buildings that still stands in Dixon from the 1871 move is the Dixon Methodist Church positioned at 209 N.
Originally, the town/city was titled "Dicksonville" after Thomas Dickson who donated 10 acres of his territory for the assembly of a barns depot following the culmination of the tracks and subsequent relocation of Silveyville to the now-Dixon area.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.1 square miles (18 km2), of which, 7.0 square miles (18 km2) of it is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.36%) is water.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Dixon had a populace of 18,351.
The populace density was 2,587.7 citizens per square mile (999.1/km ).
The ethnic makeup of Dixon was 13,023 (71.0%) White, 562 (3.1%) African American, 184 (1.0%) Native American, 671 (3.7%) Asian, 58 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 2,838 (15.5%) from other competitions, and 1,015 (5.5%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 100% of the populace lived in homeholds.
There were 5,856 homeholds, out of which 2,773 (47.4%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 3,550 (60.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 790 (13.5%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 339 (5.8%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
The populace was spread out with 5,349 citizens (29.1%) under the age of 18, 1,816 citizens (9.9%) aged 18 to 24, 5,026 citizens (27.4%) aged 25 to 44, 4,608 citizens (25.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,552 citizens (8.5%) who were 65 years of age or older.
12,149 citizens (66.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6,201 citizens (33.8%) lived in rental housing units.
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,103 citizens , 5,073 homeholds, and 4,164 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 2,434.1 citizens per square mile (939.2/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 70.51% White, 1.93% Black or African American, 0.99% Native American, 3.11% Asian, 0.30% Pacific Islander, 17.87% from other competitions, and 5.29% from two or more competitions.
There were 5,073 homeholds out of which 47.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families.
In the city, the populace is concentrated among grownups 25 to 44 (32.2%) and kids under age 18 (32%).
Only 8.5% of the populace is aged 18 to 24; 20.0% from 45 to 64; and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $54,472, and the median income for a family was $58,849.
About 5.2% of families and 8.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
Dixon inhabitants Matt and Mark Cooley, owners of Cool Patch Pumpkins, presently hold the Guinness World Record for "largest maze, temporary corn/crop maze".
The Union Pacific Railroad mainline between Oakland and Sacramento also passes through Dixon.
Amtrak's California Zephyr and Coast Starlight also pass through Dixon without stopping.
In 2006, the City of Dixon rather than assembly on a train station near downtown Dixon.
According to the City's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the town/city are: 9 City of Dixon 104 There is also a military transmission site, the Dixon Naval Radio Transmitter Facility.
Dixon Montessori Charter School Dixon Montessori Charter School (Now positioned in Silveyville facility) "California Cities by Incorporation Date".
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