Dixon is a
neighborhood
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of the city of
. A subdistrict of the
Uptown/
Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are:
Interstate 10
Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost cross-country highway in the American Interstate Highway System. I-10 is the fourth-longest Interstate in the United States at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. This freeway is part of the originally pl ...
to the northeast,
South Carrollton Avenue
Carrollton Avenue is a major thoroughfare stretching across the Uptown/ Carrollton and Mid-City districts of New Orleans. South Carrollton Avenue runs from St. Charles Avenue in the Riverbend in a northeast ''lake-bound'' direction through Car ...
to the southeast, Palmetto Street to the southwest and Cherry, Dixon, Mistletoe, Peach, Hamilton, Quince and Last Streets to the northwest.
Geography
Dixon is located at
and has an elevation of .
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the district has a total area of . of which is land and (0.0%) of which is water.
Adjacent neighborhoods
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Lakewood (north)
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Mid-City (northeast)
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Gert Town (south)
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Hollygrove (southwest)
Boundaries
The New Orleans City Planning Commission defines the boundaries of Dixon as these streets: Interstate 10, South Carrollton Avenue, Palmetto Street, Cherry Street, Dixon Street, Mistletoe Street, Peach Street, Hamilton Street, Quince Street and Last Street.
Demographics
As of the