Dixon County is a

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in the

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. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,606. Its

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. The county was created in 1856 and attached to Dakota County. It was organized in 1858. Dixon County is part of the

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. In the Nebraska license plate system, Dixon County is represented by the prefix 35 (it had the 35th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

History

Dixon County was formed in 1856. Dixon was named for an early settler.

Geography

Dixon County lies at the northeast edge of the state. Its northern boundary line abuts the southern boundary line of the state of

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, across the

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. According to the

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, the county has an area of , of which is land and (1.4%) is water.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 20 * N-9

Nebraska Highway 9 * N-12

Nebraska Highway 12 * N-15

Nebraska Highway 15 * N-35

Nebraska Highway 35 * N-116

Nebraska Highway 116

National protected area

* Missouri National Recreational River (part)

State protected area

* Buckskin Hills State Wildlife Management Area * Ponca State Park * Tarbox Hollow Living Prairie

Adjacent counties

* Union County, South Dakota - northeast * Dakota County - east * Thurston County - southeast * Wayne County - southwest * Cedar County - west * Clay County, South Dakota - northwest

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 6,339 people, 2,413 households, and 1,705 families in the county. The

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was . There were 2,673 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.64%

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, 0.03%

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, 0.49% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 3.79% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 5.49% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. 45.5% were of German, 10.4% Irish, 8.5% Swedish, 5.9% American, 5.9% Norwegian and 5.1% English. There were 2,413 households, out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were

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living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12. The county population contained 27.50% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 18.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $34,201, and the median income for a family was $41,122. Males had a median income of $27,784 versus $20,573 for females. The

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for the county was $15,350. About 7.50% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the

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, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

(county seat) *

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Villages

* Allen * Concord * Dixon * Emerson * Martinsburg * Maskell *

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Unincorporated community

* Lime Grove

Townships

* Clark * Concord * Daily * Emerson *

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* Hooker * Logan *

* Ottercreek *

* Silvercreek * Springbank *

Politics

Dixon County voters have been reliably Republican for decades. In only one national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate, and that was the election of 1964, during

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's landslide victory. However, he only narrowly won the county then.

Education

School districts include:
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References

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