Dixon County, Nebraska | |
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 Dixon County Courthouse in Ponca | |
 Location within the U.S. state ofNebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within theU.S. | |
| Coordinates:42°30′N96°52′W / 42.5°N 96.87°W /42.5; -96.87 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1856 (authorized) 1858 (organized) |
| Seat | Ponca |
| Largest city | Wakefield |
| Area | |
• Total | 483 sq mi (1,250 km2) |
| • Land | 476 sq mi (1,230 km2) |
| • Water | 6.7 sq mi (17 km2) 1.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,606 |
• Estimate (2022) | 5,464 |
| • Density | 11.8/sq mi (4.55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Dixon County is acounty in theU.S. state ofNebraska. As of the2020 United States census, the population was 5,606.[1] Itscounty seat isPonca.[2] The county was created in 1856 and attached toDakota County. It was organized in 1858.[3][4] Dixon County is part of theSioux City metropolitan area. In theNebraska 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).
Dixon County was formed in 1856.[5] Dixon was named for an early settler.[6]
Dixon County lies at the northeast edge of the state. Its northern boundary line abuts the southern boundary line of the state ofSouth Dakota, across theMissouri River. According to theUS Census Bureau, the county has an area of 483 square miles (1,250 km2), of which 476 square miles (1,230 km2) is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km2) (1.4%) is water.[7]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 274 | — | |
| 1870 | 1,345 | 390.9% | |
| 1880 | 4,177 | 210.6% | |
| 1890 | 8,084 | 93.5% | |
| 1900 | 10,535 | 30.3% | |
| 1910 | 11,477 | 8.9% | |
| 1920 | 11,815 | 2.9% | |
| 1930 | 11,586 | −1.9% | |
| 1940 | 10,413 | −10.1% | |
| 1950 | 9,129 | −12.3% | |
| 1960 | 8,106 | −11.2% | |
| 1970 | 7,453 | −8.1% | |
| 1980 | 7,137 | −4.2% | |
| 1990 | 6,143 | −13.9% | |
| 2000 | 6,339 | 3.2% | |
| 2010 | 6,000 | −5.3% | |
| 2020 | 5,606 | −6.6% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 5,464 | −2.5% | |
| US Decennial Census[10] 1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12] 1990-2000[13] 2010[14] 2020 2022[15] | |||
As of the2000 United States census,[16] there were 6,339 people, 2,413 households, and 1,705 families in the county. Thepopulation density was 13 people per square mile (5.0 people/km2). There were 2,673 housing units at an average density of 6 units per square mile (2.3/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94.64%White, 0.03%Black orAfrican American, 0.49%Native American, 0.27%Asian, 3.79% fromother races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 5.49% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race. 45.5% were ofGerman, 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% weremarried couples 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. Theper capita income for the county was $15,350. About 7.50% of families and 10.00% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.
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, duringLyndon B. Johnson's landslide victory. However, he only narrowly won the county then.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1900 | 1,285 | 52.45% | 1,101 | 44.94% | 64 | 2.61% |
| 1904 | 1,524 | 64.80% | 571 | 24.28% | 257 | 10.93% |
| 1908 | 1,257 | 51.69% | 1,100 | 45.23% | 75 | 3.08% |
| 1912 | 582 | 24.04% | 823 | 33.99% | 1,016 | 41.97% |
| 1916 | 1,208 | 46.20% | 1,350 | 51.63% | 57 | 2.18% |
| 1920 | 2,435 | 71.43% | 911 | 26.72% | 63 | 1.85% |
| 1924 | 2,153 | 50.98% | 1,090 | 25.81% | 980 | 23.21% |
| 1928 | 2,982 | 64.81% | 1,607 | 34.93% | 12 | 0.26% |
| 1932 | 1,620 | 34.82% | 2,953 | 63.46% | 80 | 1.72% |
| 1936 | 2,108 | 43.29% | 2,640 | 54.21% | 122 | 2.51% |
| 1940 | 3,038 | 61.37% | 1,912 | 38.63% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1944 | 2,382 | 61.95% | 1,463 | 38.05% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 1,899 | 52.44% | 1,722 | 47.56% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 2,977 | 70.44% | 1,249 | 29.56% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 2,493 | 59.09% | 1,726 | 40.91% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 2,713 | 66.22% | 1,384 | 33.78% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 1,845 | 49.11% | 1,912 | 50.89% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 2,051 | 65.65% | 890 | 28.49% | 183 | 5.86% |
| 1972 | 2,299 | 70.96% | 941 | 29.04% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1976 | 1,981 | 59.35% | 1,286 | 38.53% | 71 | 2.13% |
| 1980 | 2,328 | 68.77% | 822 | 24.28% | 235 | 6.94% |
| 1984 | 2,155 | 68.11% | 986 | 31.16% | 23 | 0.73% |
| 1988 | 1,802 | 60.53% | 1,166 | 39.17% | 9 | 0.30% |
| 1992 | 1,484 | 48.59% | 830 | 27.18% | 740 | 24.23% |
| 1996 | 1,478 | 51.95% | 931 | 32.72% | 436 | 15.33% |
| 2000 | 1,834 | 65.69% | 820 | 29.37% | 138 | 4.94% |
| 2004 | 2,028 | 67.40% | 938 | 31.17% | 43 | 1.43% |
| 2008 | 1,785 | 63.89% | 946 | 33.86% | 63 | 2.25% |
| 2012 | 1,745 | 64.97% | 870 | 32.39% | 71 | 2.64% |
| 2016 | 2,041 | 73.36% | 556 | 19.99% | 185 | 6.65% |
| 2020 | 2,335 | 75.47% | 651 | 21.04% | 108 | 3.49% |
| 2024 | 2,271 | 78.20% | 573 | 19.73% | 60 | 2.07% |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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