Dixon, Iowa

Dixon, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Dixon, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°44′29″N 90°46′58″W / 41.74139°N 90.78278°W / 41.74139; -90.78278Coordinates: 41°44′29″N 90°46′58″W / 41.74139°N 90.78278°W / 41.74139; -90.78278
Country	USA
State	Iowa
County	Scott
Area
– City	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
– Land	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Population (2009)
– City	249
– Density	1,881.7/sq mi (726.5/km2)
– Metro	379,066 (131st)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	52745
Area code(s)	563
FIPS code	19-21540
GNIS feature ID	0455927

Dixon is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 276 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Dixon is located at 41°44′29″N 90°46′58″W / 41.74139°N 90.78278°W / 41.74139; -90.78278 (41.741464, −90.782891)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 276 people, 105 households, and 74 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,881.7 people per square mile (710.4/km²). There were 108 housing units at an average density of 736.3 per square mile (278.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.19% White, 1.45% African American, and 0.36% from two or more races.

There were 105 households out of which 41.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,292, and the median income for a family was $42,188. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,826. About 4.3% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.0% of those sixty five or over.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

Iowa portal

• City-Data Comprehensive statistical data and more about Dixon