Dixon (Illinois)
| Dixon | |||
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| Nickname : Petunia City | |||
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1828 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Lee County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 50 ′ N , 89 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 15,733 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 828.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 20 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 19 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 208 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61021 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-20162 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 407250 | ||
| Website : | www.discoverdixon.org | ||
| Mayor : | James G. Burke | ||
Dixon is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Lee County in the north of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 , Dixon had 15,733 residents.
geography
Dixon lies at 41 ° 50'20 "north latitude and 89 ° 28'46" west longitude and extends over 20 km², which is spread over 19 km² of land and 1 km² of water. The city lies on both sides of the Rock River . The Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is 70 km to the west; the border with Wisconsin runs about 80 km north.
The city forms the center of the Dixon Township , but partly extends into the South Dixon Township .
Neighboring towns to Dixon are Grand Detour (10 km northeast), Nachusa (8.4 km east), Lee Center (19.9 km southeast), Nelson (12.3 km southwest), Palmyra (9.9 km west), and Woosung (14.4 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Rockford (68 km northeast), Chicago (165 km east), Peoria (145 km south), the Quad Cities (113 km west southwest), and Dubuque , Iowa (152 km northwest).
Buildings (selection)
Since its completion, a new church building has been making a name for itself in the Christian Science congregation , as it clearly shows a penis when viewed from above .
Museums and art galleries enrich the life of the city. In the school building that Ronald Reagan visited, the Northwest Territory Historic Center has established itself as a history and learning center.
traffic
Interstate 88 , which connects Chicago with the Quad Cities, runs along the southern outskirts of Dixon in a west-east direction . In the center of the city, US Highway 52 and Illinois State Routes 2 , 26 and 38 meet. All other roads are subordinate, partly unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad line runs parallel to the Rock River through central Dixon.
In the southeast of the urban area of Dixon there is a small airfield with the Charles R. Walgreen Field . The nearest major airports are Chicago Rockford International Airport, 38 miles northeast, and Quad City International Airport, 114 miles southwest of the city .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Dixon had 15,733 people in 5826 households. The population density was 828.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.26 people lived in each of the 5826 households.
The racial the population was composed of 83.9 percent white , 10.2 percent African American , 0.2 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and 2.9 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.7 percent of the population.
19.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 65.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.3 percent were 65 years or older. 44.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 41,649 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,878. 11.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- George Ham Page (1836–1899) and Charles Page (1838–1873), founders of the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company
- John Devine (* 1985), racing cyclist
- John Adelbert Parkhurst (1861-1925), astronomer
- H. Allen Smith (1909-1998), politician
- Rondi Reed (* 1952), actress and singer
Personalities associated with Dixon
Ronald Reagan grew up here; the house of his childhood is now a museum presidential house .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 16, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
- ↑ Church looks like a giant phallus , on www.welt.de, October 30, 2013, accessed on July 16, 2017.
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↑ official website ,Commons : Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files