Hixon is an unincorporated community 2.48 square kilometres in size at the northern edge of the

Cariboo The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia, Canada, centered on a plateau stretching from Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the Caribou (North America), caribou that were once abundant in the reg ...

region of the Central Interior region of British Columbia,

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. It is part of Electoral Area E in the

Regional District of Fraser-Fort George In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

. It is located on the east (left) bank of the

Fraser River The Fraser River () is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain (Canada), Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of V ...

, and is about midway along BC Highway 97 between the cities of Prince George (N) and

Quesnel Quesnel or Quesnell means "little oak" in the Picard language, Picard dialect of French language, French. It is used as a proper name and may refer to: Places * Le Quesnel, a commune the Somme department in France * Quesnel, British Columbia, a c ...

(S). It was named for Hixon Creek, which in turn is named for a 19th-century prospector in the area, by the name of Joseph Foster Hixon, who found gold here on the banks of the

back around 1866. As of 2021, it has a population of 239, representing a 13.7 percent decline from 2016.

Climate

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* Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Populated places on the Fraser River Geography of the Cariboo Designated places in British Columbia {{cariboo-geo-stub