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Welcome to Dixon County ...

Time Zone: Dixon County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ponca is the Seat for Dixon County.

Dixon County was founded in 1856. Dixon was created by taking area from and  Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dixon had a population of 5,636 people. This is a decrease of 5.88% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,988 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dixon represented 0.33% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Dixon County:

  • Allen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Allen is located in Dixon County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
  • Concord
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixon is located in Dixon County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <2>
  • Emerson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Martinsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Maskell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maskell is located in Dixon County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Newcastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ponca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponca is located in Dixon County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca <2>
  • Wakefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Waterbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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