Dixon, California

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Dixon is a city located 30 miles from Sacramento, California in Solano County. The population was 16,103 at the 2000 census. Other nearby cities include Vacaville, California, Winters, California and Davis, California.

City was originally named Dickson after a citizen. A railroad incorrectly spelled it as "Dixon" in the 1800's and the new spelling has been used since. Dixon is also home to the May Fair, the longest running annual fair in the state of California. It is held at the Dixon Fairgrounds in May, with the four day event ending each year on Mother's Day.

Dixon is also the home of the Gymboree Corporation's only Distribution Center, servicing all stores and customers around the world.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Transportation
4 Schools
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Dixon is located at 38°26′57″N, 121°49′37″W (38.449108, -121.826872)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.3 km² (6.7 mi²). 17.1 km² (6.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.90%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 16,103 people, 5,073 households, and 4,164 families residing in the city. The population density was 939.2/km² (2,434.1/mi²). There were 5,172 housing units at an average density of 301.6/km² (781.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the 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 races, and 5.29% from two or more races. 33.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,073 households out of which 47.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.0% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.9% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.45.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $54,472, and the median income for a family was $58,849. Males had a median income of $42,286 versus $30,378 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,139. About 5.2% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Transportation

Interstate 80 passes through Dixon.

The Union Pacific Railroad mainline between Oakland and Sacramento also passes through Dixon. This line was owned by Southern Pacific Railroad until its merger with Union Pacific on September 11, 1996. The track was constructed in 1868 by the California Pacific Railroad.

Amtrak Capitol Corridor also passes through Dixon over the UP mainline but the nearest station stops are at Davis and Fairfield/Suisun. Amtrak's California Zephyr and Coast Starlight also pass through Dixon.

In 2006, the City of Dixon finished construction on a train station near downtown Dixon. However, there is currently no scheduled stop at the station.