Dixon
Encyclopedia
Dixon is an alternative to Dickson. It is of English origin meaning son of Richard, or Dick's son.
In the United States of America:
It also appears in the name of:
Places
In Canada:- Dixon, Ontario
In the United States of America:
- Dixon, CaliforniaDixon, CaliforniaDixon is a city in northern Solano County, California, United States, located from the state capital, Sacramento. The population was 18,351 at the 2010 census. Other nearby cities include Vacaville, Winters and Davis....
- Dixon, IllinoisDixon, IllinoisDixon is a city in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,733 as of the 2010 census, down from 15,941 at the 2000 census. Named for its founder, John Dixon , it is the county seat of Lee County. Located on the Rock River, Dixon was the boyhood home of former U.S...
- Dixon, IowaDixon, IowaDixon is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 276 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dixon is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Dixon, KentuckyDixon, KentuckyDixon is a city in Webster County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 632 at the 2000 census. Dixon, the county seat of Webster county, is located at the junction of US 41A and KY 132. It was established in 1860 when the county was formed...
- Dixon, New OrleansDixon, New OrleansDixon is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Interstate 10 to the northeast, South Carrollton Avenue to the southeast, Palmetto Street to the southwest and Cherry, Dixon, Mistletoe,...
, Louisiana - Dixon, Michigan
- Dixon, MissouriDixon, MissouriDixon is a city in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,570 at the 2000 census. Dixon, MO is the hometown of NBA Basketball Player John Brown and State Representative David A...
- Dixon, MontanaDixon, MontanaDixon is a census-designated place in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 216 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dixon is located at ....
- Dixon, NebraskaDixon, NebraskaDixon is a village in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 108 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dixon is located at ....
- Dixon, New MexicoDixon, New MexicoDixon is an unincorporated village located in Rio Arriba County in the U.S. state of New Mexico, on NM Highway 75, just east of NM Highway 68 in the north-central part of the state, at Latitude 36.20 & Longitude -105.89. The elevation of Dixon is 6028 feet above sea level...
- Dixon, WyomingDixon, WyomingDixon is a town in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 79 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dixon is located at ....
- Dixon County, NebraskaDixon County, Nebraska-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 6,339 people, 2,413 households, and 1,705 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile . There were 2,673 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile...
- Dixon Township, Logan County, North DakotaDixon Township, Logan County, North DakotaDixon Township is a former township in Logan County, North Dakota, United States. The township government disbanded in 2001, and is now designated by the United States Census Bureau as Dixon Unorganized Territory....
- Dixon EntranceDixon EntranceThe Dixon Entrance is a strait about long and wide in the Pacific Ocean at the International Boundary between the U.S. state of Alaska and the province of British Columbia in Canada. It was named by Joseph Banks for Captain George Dixon, a Royal Navy officer, fur trader, and explorer, who...
, part of the Inside Passage between Alaska and Canada - Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaDixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaDixon Lane-Meadow Creek is a census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 2,645 at the 2010 census, down from 2,702 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek is located at ....
It also appears in the name of:
- Dixons Creek, VictoriaDixons Creek, VictoriaDixons Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 46 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Dixons Creek had a population of 596....
, Australia
Other uses
- USS Dixon (AS-37)USS Dixon (AS-37)USS Dixon was a submarine tender, in service to the United States Navy from 1971 through 1995. Dixon was named for George E. Dixon, commander of the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley....
, a U.S. Navy submarine tender - Dixon of Dock GreenDixon of Dock GreenDixon of Dock Green was a popular BBC television series that ran from 1955 to 1976, and later a radio series. Despite being a drama series, it was initially produced by the BBC's light entertainment department.-Overview:...
, BBC TV police series - Dixon TiconderogaDixon TiconderogaThe Dixon Ticonderoga Company is an office and art supplies maker from the USA, with headquarters in Heathrow, Florida, which offers a number of brands. One of the most well-known is Ticonderoga - the yellow No. 2 pencil, known for its distinctive green and yellow ferrule...
, a pencil manufacturer
See also
- Dixon's factorization methodDixon's factorization methodIn number theory, Dixon's factorization method is a general-purpose integer factorization algorithm; it is the prototypical factor base method, and the only factor base method for which a run-time bound not reliant on conjectures about the smoothness properties of values of a polynomial is...
- Papapetrou-Dixon equationsPapapetrou-Dixon equationsIn general relativity, the Papapetrou–Dixon equations are the equations of motion of a possibly spinning test particle.-See also:*Geodesic equation*Spin tensor*Test particle*Mathisson–Papapetrou–Dixon equations...
- Gabe Dixon BandGabe Dixon BandThe Gabe Dixon Band is a three-piece band that was formed in the fall of 1998 at the University of Miami. Their music is piano-driven rock akin to Ben Folds Five with a more serious tone, Jackson Browne and early 70s Elton John. The band worked with producer/engineer Eddie Kramer on their...
- Dixons (disambiguation)
- Dikson (disambiguation)
- Dickson (disambiguation)