Editing Dixon, California

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'''Dixon''' is a city in northeastern [[Solano County, California|Solano County]], [[California]], [[United States]], located {{convert|23|mi|km}} from the state capital, [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]. It has a [[Mediterranean climate|hot-summer mediterranean]] climate on the [[Köppen climate classification]] scale. Its population was 18,988 at the [[2020 United States census]].<ref name="USCensus2020">{{cite web |title=Dixon city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0619402 |website=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref> Other nearby cities include [[Vacaville, California|Vacaville]], [[Winters, California|Winters]], [[Davis, California|Davis]], [[Woodland, California|Woodland]], and [[Rio Vista, California|Rio Vista.]]

==History==

[[File:Silveyville Masons Lodge 201 built in 1884 in Dixon, California.jpg|thumb|left|Silveyville Masons Lodge 201 built in 1884 in Dixon, California]]

The first semi-permanent European settlement to develop in the Dixon area emerged during the California Gold Rush of the mid-19th century when the community of Silveyville was founded in 1852 by Elijah Silvey<ref name="Munro-Fraser">{{cite book |last1=Munro-Fraser |first1=J.P. |title=History of Solano County...and histories of its cities, towns |date=1879 |publisher=Wood, Alley & co. |pages=280–287 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofsolanoc00munr/page/280/mode/2up?q=dixon |access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref> as a halfway point between the Pacific coast and the rich gold fields of Sacramento along a route commonly traveled by miners. In 1868, Central Pacific railroad came through the area and missed Silveyville by a few miles.<ref name=SilveyvilleRepublic>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/solanocounty/once-bustling-silveyville-a-town-that-disappeared/|title=Once-bustling Silveyville a town that disappeared|date=January 6, 2013}}</ref> As a result, local leaders decided to physically relocate Silveyville closer to the tracks in order to enjoy the benefits of commerce and travel. One of the first buildings that still stands in Dixon from the 1871 move is the Dixon Methodist Church located at 209 N. Jefferson Street.<ref name="Visitors Guide">{{cite web|title=Visitors Guide|url=http://dixonchamber.org/visitors-guide/|work=Dixon Chamber of Commerce online|access-date=January 22, 2014}}</ref>

Originally, the city was named "Dicksville" after Thomas Dickson who donated 10 acres of his land for the construction of a railroad depot following the completion of the tracks and subsequent relocation of Silveyville to the now-Dixon area.<ref name="Munro-Fraser" /> However, when the first rail shipment of merchandise arrived from San Francisco in 1872, it was mistakenly addressed to "Dixon"—a name that has been used since, mainly out of simplicity.<ref name="Munro-Fraser" /><ref name="Visitors Guide"/> Up to now, the urban landscape of the town can be seen to have developed mostly in between the railroad tracks and Interstate-80.

[[File:Dixon City Hall.jpg|thumb|left|Dixon City Hall]]

As of 2024 the Dixon city council consists of Steve Bird, Mayor, Kevin Johnson, Vice Mayor, representing District 3, Jim Ernest, representing District 1, Thom Bogue, representing District 2, and Don Hendershot, representing District 4.<ref name="CityCouncilDixon">{{cite web |title=City Council |url=https://www.cityofdixon.us/CityCouncil |website=City of Dixon |access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref>

The city operates a municipal police and fire department, and water system & wastewater treatment plant.

==Geography==

Dixon is located at {{Coord|38|26|57|N|121|49|37|W|type:city}} (38.449108, -121.826872).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|7.0|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} of it (1.36%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 317
|1890= 1082
|1900= 788
|1910= 827
|1920= 926
|1930= 1000
|1940= 1108
|1950= 1714
|1960= 2970
|1970= 4432
|1980= 7541
|1990= 10401
|2000= 16103
|2010= 18351
|2020= 18988
|estimate= 19309
|estyear=2023
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>{{cbignore}}
}}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Dixon had a population of 18,988. The population density was {{convert|2,674.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Dixon was 51.5% [[White Americans|White]], 3.1% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.6% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 3.6% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.5% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 23.1% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 16.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 43.7% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Dixon city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0619402 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 100.0% of the population lived in households, 4 people (0.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 6,374 households, out of which 40.0% included children under the age of 18, 56.1% were married-couple households, 7.5% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 22.9% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 17.5% of households were one person, and 8.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.98.<ref name=DP1/> There were 4,846 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (76.0% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Dixon city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0619402 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% aged 18 to 24, 27.1% aged 25 to 44, 25.4% aged 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 37.0{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 97.1 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 6,554 housing units at an average density of {{convert|923.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 6,374 (97.3%) were occupied. Of these, 65.9% were owner-occupied, and 34.1% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 17.2% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 67.2% spoke only English at home, 28.2% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 2.6% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], and 2.0% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 83.9% were high school graduates and 24.3% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dixon city, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0619402 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was $98,798, and the [[per capita income]] was $42,163. About 7.2% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dixon city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0619402 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref>

===2010===
[[File:Midway at the Dixon May Fair.jpg|thumb|Midway at the Dixon May Fair]]
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0619402|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715035207/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0619402|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Dixon city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Dixon had a population of 18,351. The population density was {{convert|2,587.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Dixon was 13,023 (71.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 562 (3.1%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 184 (1.0%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 671 (3.7%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 58 (0.3%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2,838 (15.5%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1,015 (5.5%) from two or more races.  [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7,426 persons (40.5%).

The Census reported that 100% of the population lived in households.

There were 5,856 households, out of which 2,773 (47.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,550 (60.6%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 790 (13.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 339 (5.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 327 (5.6%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 26 (0.4%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 867 households (14.8%) were made up of individuals, and 301 (5.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13. There were 4,679 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (79.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.47.

The population was spread out, with 5,349 people (29.1%) under the age of 18, 1,816 people (9.9%) aged 18 to 24, 5,026 people (27.4%) aged 25 to 44, 4,608 people (25.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,552 people (8.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

There were 6,172 housing units at an average density of {{convert|870.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 3,902 (66.6%) were owner-occupied, and 1,954 (33.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%. 12,149 people (66.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6,201 people (33.8%) lived in rental housing units.

==Notable sites==
[[File:Dixon Carnegie Library, 135 E. B St., Dixon, CA 5-4-2013 6-53-06 PM.JPG|thumb|Dixon Carnegie Library]]
The [[Jackson Fay Brown House]] and the Dixon [[Carnegie library]] are on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.beniciamagazine.com/March-2012/Ratcheting-Up-Solano-Pride/ |title=Ratcheting Up Solano Pride |newspaper=Benicia magazine |date=March 2012 |access-date=April 6, 2019 }}</ref>

{{As of|2014}}, Dixon residents Matt and Mark Cooley, owners of Cool Patch Pumpkins, hold the [[Guinness World Record]] for "largest maze, temporary corn/crop maze".<ref name="Woodlandpumpkin">{{cite news |title=Get lost in Cool Patch Pumpkins corn maze, now open |url=https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2016/09/22/get-lost-in-cool-patch-pumpkins-corn-maze-now-open/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |agency=Woodland Daily Democrat |date=September 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="KCRA3corn">{{cite news |last1=Flores |first1=Hilda |title=Here are some corn mazes in the Sacramento area to explore this fall |url=https://www.kcra.com/article/corn-mazes-sacramento-area-explore-this-fall-2021/37810757# |access-date=August 23, 2022 |agency=KCRA3 |date=October 1, 2021}}</ref> The maze measured 163,853.83 m<sup>2</sup> or 40.489 acres.<ref>{{cite web|title=Largest maze, temporary corn/crop maze|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1000/largest-maze-temporary-corn-crop-maze}}</ref> In 2012, Cool Patch Pumpkins broke its own record with a 53-acre maze.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cool Patch Pumpkins Corn Maze|url=http://www.coolpatchpumpkins.com/corn_maze.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319180649/http://www.coolpatchpumpkins.com/corn_maze.html|archive-date=March 19, 2013}}</ref> In 2014 Cool Patch Pumpkins again broke its own record by growing a 60-acre maze.<ref name="StCloud">{{cite news |last1=Cruzen |first1=Imani |title='World's largest' corn maze near St. Cloud features Halloween characters, 110-acres |url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2022/08/04/world-record-largest-corn-maze-minnesota-stoney-brook-farms/65388917007/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |agency=St. Cloud Times |date=August 4, 2022}}</ref>

A [[Milk Farm Restaurant]] sign, measuring 100 feet tall,<ref name="SFGate">{{cite news |last1=Lucas |first1=Greg |title=DIXON / Inventor hopes grand plan to revive venerable I-80 roadside stop will fly / Milk Farm sign lured weary travelers for generations, but it's all that remains of longtime favorite |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/21/BAGDJ5OT381.DTL&type=news/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |agency=SFGate |date=March 21, 2004}}</ref> was built in May 1963<ref name="SFGate" /> and still stands today at the intersection of State Route 113 and Interstate 80.<ref name="Patch">{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Bil |title=Dixon Then and Now: The Milk Farm Was Dixon's Nut Tree |url=https://patch.com/california/dixon/dixon-then-and-now-the-milk-farm-was-dixons-nut-tree |access-date=August 23, 2022 |agency=Patch |date=June 14, 2011}}</ref>

Dixon is home to the Dixon May Fair, California's oldest fair.<ref name="DavisMayFair">{{cite news |last1=Spencer |first1=Karen |title=Dixon May Fair will be buzzing with excitement |url=https://www.davisenterprise.com/news/local/dixon-may-fair-will-be-buzzing-with-excitement/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |agency=Davis Enterprise |date=May 2, 2016}}</ref><ref name="DRMayFair">{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Kevin |title=Exhibit guidebook outlines Dixon May Fair entries |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/solano-county/exhibit-guidebook-outlines-dixon-may-fair-entries/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |agency=Fairfield Daily Republic |date=March 24, 2015}}</ref> The fair began in 1885 as a May Day celebration and predates the Solano County Fair which first occurred in 1949.<ref name="FFDRMayFair">{{cite news |last1=Maginnis-Honey |first1=Amy |title=Dixon May Fair evolved from annual event that began in 1876 |url=https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/solano-county/dixon-may-fair-evolved-from-annual-event-that-began-in-1876/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |agency=Fairfield Daily Republic |date=May 9, 2013}}</ref> A stage on the fairground was named in honor of country singer Jon Pardi,<ref name="PardiReporter">{{cite news |last1=Sestanovich |first1=Nick |title=Dixon City Council approves naming plaza stage after Jon Pardi |url=https://www.thereporter.com/2021/12/08/dixon-city-council-approves-naming-plaza-stage-after-jon-pardi/ |access-date=August 23, 2022 |agency=Vacaville Reporter |date=December 8, 2021}}</ref> who grew up in Dixon.

==Notable people==
*[[Spencer Webb]] - was a [[tight end]] for the [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon Ducks]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davidson |first1=Joe |title=Christian Brothers remembers Spencer Webb: He loved life, and that's why this is so hard |url=https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article264000776.html |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=July 30, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Jon Pardi]] - Country music singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dowling |first1=Marcus K. |title=Jon Pardi's 'Mr. Saturday Night' reveres honky-tonk heartbreak, 'old school entertainment' |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2022/09/02/jon-pardis-mr-saturday-night-reveres-honky-tonk-heartbreak/7873096001/ |work=The Tennessean |date=September 2, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Nick Watney]] - Professional golfer<ref>{{cite news |title=Dixon's Nick Watney becomes first PGA tour golfer to test positive for coronavirus |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/nick-whatney-covid/103-6d4fe40f-ced5-4b34-85de-8e4b3b170978 |work=ABC10 |agency=Associated Press |date=June 19, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Dave Ball (defensive end)|Dave Ball]] - Professional NFL player<ref>{{cite web |title=Dave Ball Stats, Position, College, Transactions |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerb/ball00060.html |website=Pro Football Archives}}</ref>
*[[Espinoza Paz]] - Mexican musician and composer<ref>{{cite news |title=Espinoza Paz está de manteles largos |url=https://www.pressreader.com/mexico/el-sol-de-hermosillo/20171029/282132111700318 |work=El Sol de Hermosillo |date=October 29, 2017 |language=es}}</ref>
*[[Joe Craven]] -  Professional musician and music educator<ref>{{cite news |last1=Curley |first1=Tim |title=Sonoma musician profile: Joe Craven gets down in the dirt |url=https://www.sonomanews.com/article/entertainment/sonoma-musician-profile-joe-craven-in-the-dirt/ |work=Sonoma Index-Tribune |date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Dixon Arch in downtown.jpg|thumb|Dixon Arch in downtown along California State Route 113]]

[[File:Dixon-California-Milk-Farm-Sign.png|thumb|Milk Farm Sign along Interstate 80 in Dixon]]

[[Interstate 80]] and [[California State Route 113]] pass through Dixon.

The [[Union Pacific Railroad]] mainline between Oakland and Sacramento also passes through Dixon.<ref name="Sacbeetrain" /> 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 station (California)|Davis]] and [[Fairfield–Vacaville station|Fairfield–Vacaville]]. Amtrak's [[California Zephyr]] and [[Coast Starlight]] also pass through Dixon without stopping.<ref name="Sacbeetrain" />

In 2006, the City of Dixon finished construction on a train station near downtown Dixon.<ref name="Sacbeetrain" />  However, there are currently no scheduled stops at the station. The building has, for the time being, been converted to the city's Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="Sacbeetrain">{{cite news |last1=Bizjak |first1=Tony |title=Dixon's downtown depot: Will the train ever stop here? |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article4203314.html |access-date=August 23, 2022 |agency=The Sacramento Bee |date=November 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113011456/https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article4203314.html |archive-date=January 13, 2019 }}</ref>

The Dixon Readi-Ride is a [[dial-a-ride]] shuttlebus service. The Dixon Park & Ride<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ci.dixon.ca.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/159 |title=1992 Resolutions |website=City of Dixon, CA |access-date=August 6, 2017 |archive-date=December 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230074614/http://ci.dixon.ca.us/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/159 |url-status=dead }}</ref> serves [[Fairfield and Suisun Transit]] route 30 which runs between [[Fairfield Transportation Center]] and [[downtown Sacramento]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fasttransit.org/schedules-maps/express-intercity-route-maps-and-schedules/route-30/ |title=Route 30 |website=Fairfield and Suisun Transit |access-date=August 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806140640/http://www.fasttransit.org/schedules-maps/express-intercity-route-maps-and-schedules/route-30/ |archive-date=August 6, 2017 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The Dixon Readi-Ride a [[dial-a-ride]] service also stops here.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Dixon Readi-Rde |url=http://www.ci.dixon.ca.us/index.aspx?NID=235 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204145524/https://www.ci.dixon.ca.us/235/Transit |archive-date=December 4, 2019 |website=City of Dixon, CA}}</ref> It has 89 parking spots. The bus service runs approximately 10 hours per day on route 30.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sta.ca.gov/docManager/1000002025/STA%20Board%20Packet%2001-08-03.pdf |title=Meeting notice |date=January 8, 2003 |website=Solano Transportation Authority |access-date=August 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227224131/http://www.sta.ca.gov/docManager/1000002025/STA%20Board%20Packet%2001-08-03.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Economy==

===Top employers===

According to the city's 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cityofdixon.us/media/FinanceBudgetandAuditDocuments/City%20of%20Dixon%20ACFR%20Final%2011-22-22.pdf|website=City of Dixon |title=Annual Comprehensive Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 |access-date=July 31, 2023 |archive-date=|archive-url= |url-status=}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|[[Dixon Unified School District]]
|346
|-
|2
|[[Walmart]]
|300
|-
|3
|[[Cardinal Health]]
|250
|-
|4
|Basalite
|193
|-
|5
|Altec Industries
|190
|-
|6
|Dixon Canning (Campbell's)
|182
|-
|7
|Superior Packing
|164
|-
|8
|City of Dixon
|156
|-
|9
|Gold Star Foods
|99
|-
|10
|[[First Northern Bank]]
|74
|-
|}

Dixon was the home of the [[Gymboree]] Corporation's only distribution center prior to the bankruptcy and closing of the company in 2019.<ref name="Gymboree">{{cite web |last1=Sestanovich |first1=Nick |title=Dixon braces for closure of Gymboree distribution center |url=https://www.thereporter.com/2019/02/22/dixon-braces-for-closure-of-gymboree-distribution-center/ |website=Vacaville Reporter |date=February 23, 2019 |access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref>

==Media==
The ''Dixon Independent Voice'' was founded in 1993 (first as ''The Dixon Newspaper'')<ref>{{cite book |last1=Paul |first1=Bil |title=The Train Never Stops In Dixon |date=March 15, 2015 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015 |isbn=978-1-5076-1791-5 |edition=1st |pages=178}}</ref> and is the main paper of circulation today.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://business.dixonchamber.org/directory/Details/dixon-independent-voice-1576798 |title=Dixon Independent Voice |publisher=Dixon Chamber of Commerce}}</ref> It is published weekly and is owned by Messenger Publishing Group.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independentvoice.com/about/index.php |title=About |website=Dixon Independent Voice |publisher=Messenger Publishing Group}}</ref> The ''Dixon Tribune'' newspaper was founded November 14, 1874.,<ref name="Munro-Fraser" /> but ceased publication after its January 31, 2024 issue.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 2, 2024 |title=Dixon Tribune Closes |url=https://www.independentvoice.com/2024/02/02/480320/dixon-tribune-closes |access-date=September 19, 2024 |website=Dixon Independent Voice}}</ref>
[[File:Voice_of_America_Transmitters_at_Dixon,_California_01.jpg|alt=Voice of America Transmitters|thumb|Voice of America Transmitters]]
Historically, the [[Voice of America]] ran a [[shortwave]] transmitter site that was formerly owned and operated by [[NBC]]. NBC built the site in 1944,<ref name="Berg2">{{cite book |last1=Berg |first1=Jerome |title=The Early Shortwave Stations A Broadcasting History Through 1945 |date=2013 |publisher=McFarland, Incorporated |isbn=9780786474110 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XSWXAAAAQBAJ&dq=%22knba%22+%22dixon%22+1944&pg=PA247 |access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref> and it broadcast under the call signs KNBA, KNBH, KNBI, KNBC, and KNBX.<ref name="Berg" /> The station was closed between September 2, 1979, and October 1, 1983, and briefly reopened for Spanish language broadcasting until 1988.<ref name="Berg">{{cite book |last1=Berg |first1=Jerome |title=Broadcasting on the Short Waves 1945 to Today |date=October 24, 2008 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786451982 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ux9fZj6izuEC&q=%20%22dixon%22 |access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref><ref name="GAO">{{cite web |title=Proposed Closure of VOA Dixon Relay Station ID-79-42 |url=https://www.gao.gov/products/id-79-42 |website=GAO |access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref> The station served as a relay to both NBC International programming overseas, and as a relay of [[KNBR (AM)|KNBR]] and its programming overseas, mostly the Pacific area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eham.net/articles/14253|title=The Mystery of the Dixon Voice of America Relay Station|last=Stevenson|first=Merrill|date=June 30, 2016|website=eham.net|access-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226054719/http://www.eham.net/articles/14253|archive-date=December 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> There is also a military transmission site, the [[Dixon Naval Radio Transmitter Facility]].<ref name="Patch2">{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Bil |title=Old AT&T Radio Station South of Dixon to Close Down |url=https://patch.com/california/dixon/bp--old-att-radio-station-south-of-dixon-to-close-down |access-date=August 23, 2022 |agency=Patch |date=May 9, 2013}}</ref>

==Education==

[[File:John Knight Middle School.jpg|thumb|John Knight Middle School]]
Dixon is served by the [[Dixon Unified School District]], and also has a few private educational institutions.

'''High schools'''
*[[Dixon High School (Dixon, California)|Dixon High School]] 
*Maine Prairie High School (continuation school)

'''Middle schools'''
*Dixon Montessori Charter School
*John Knight Middle School (formerly known as C.A. Jacobs Middle School)
*Neighborhood Christian Middle School

'''Elementary schools'''
*Silveyville (closed as of 2008)
*Anderson
*Gretchen Higgins
*Tremont
*Neighborhood Christian School
*Dixon Montessori Charter School (now located in Silveyville facility)
*Easter Seals Special Education Center (shares Silveyville facility with DMCS)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{Official website}}

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