Editing Dixon, Kentucky

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'''Dixon''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in and the [[county seat]] of [[Webster County, Kentucky|Webster County]], [[Kentucky]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> The population was 933 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].  Dixon is located at the junction of US 41A and KY 132. It was established with a courthouse and post office in 1860 when the county was formed.

==History==
Revolutionary War veteran William Jenkins in 1794 established a stagecoach inn five miles (8&nbsp;km) north of the town's present site on the old Indian trail between [[Nashville]] and [[St. Louis]].

The town was incorporated on February 6, 1861, and was named after [[Archibald Dixon]],<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA107 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=107}}</ref> lieutenant governor of the state from 1844 to 1848 and [[list of U.S. senators from Kentucky|U.S. Senator]]  from 1852 to 1855). The notorious [[Harpe brothers]], murderous outlaws, terrorized the area in the late 18th century.

The downtown area has several historic homes and was the site of a number of Civil War skirmishes.<ref>Webster County. "[http://www.webstercountyky.com/dixon.php Dixon]".</ref>

==Geography==
Dixon is located at {{coord|37.510094|-87.698539|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and 1.04% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 330
|1880= 515
|1890= 546
|1900= 569
|1910= 741
|1920= 716
|1930= 650
|1940= 642
|1950= 624
|1960= 541
|1970= 572
|1980= 533
|1990= 552
|2000= 632
|2010= 786
|2020= 933
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 632 people, 241 households, and 159 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|665.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 269 housing units at an average density of {{convert|283.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.85% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.95% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.11% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 241 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $33,491 versus $19,063 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,411. About 5.2% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Webster County School District (Kentucky)|Webster County School District]] operates public schools.

Dixon Elementary School serves students from grades PreSchool-6. Before the 2014–15 school year, the Elementary School served students from grades PreSchool-8 until the Middle School was opened.
Webster County Middle School serves students from grades 7 and 8.
[[Webster County High School (Kentucky)|Webster County High School]] serves 680 students from grades 9 to 12.
The High School, Middle School, and Elementary School are connected by and share a cafeteria known as the Webster County Annex.

Dixon has a [[public library|lending library]], a branch of the Webster County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==

* Amy Slaton-Halterman and Tammy Slaton-Willingham, subjects of the [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]] show ''[[1000-lb Sisters]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.walikali.com/amy-tammy-slaton/| title=Amy & Tammy Slaton: Wiki, Age, Weight, Family, Net Worth, Biography}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Webster County, Kentucky}}
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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Webster County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:County seats in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Evansville metropolitan area]]