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Notable locations in Dixon: Dixon Airport Industrial Park (A), Loveland Community House (B), Dixon Public Library (C), Dixon Correctional Center (D), Dixon City Hall (E), Lee County Courthouse (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Plaza North Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Dixon include: Second Baptist Church (A), Saint Paul Lutheran Church (B), Saint Patricks Catholic Church (C), Saint Lukes Episcopal Church (D), First Church of the Open Bible (E), First Presbyterian Church (F), First United Methodist Church (G), Foursquare Gospel Church (H), Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Dixon State School Cemetery (1), Oakwood Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Rock River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Plum Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Dixon include: E C Smith Park (1), John Dixon Park (2), John C Roe Park (3), Dement Park (4), Page Park (5), Reagan Boyhood Home (6), Reynolds Field (7), Borden Field (8), Howell Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Dixon Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: John Deere Historic Site (Historical Places & Services; 8334 South Clinton Street), Lee County Circuit Clerk (Recreation Areas; 309 South Galena Avenue Unit 7).
Hotels: Best Western-Burgundy Room - Best Western Brandywine Lodge (443 Il Route 2), Comfort Inn Dixon (136 Plaza Drive), Best Western Reagan Hotel (443 Il Route 2).
Courts: Lee County - Court House Custodian (Court House), Lee County - Circuit Court Clerk- Lee County Circuit Clerk (309 South Galena Avenue).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Dixon and their reported violations in the past:
DIXON (Population served: 16100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-17-2003), St BCA signed (FEB-02-2004)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-01-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-13-2005), St BCA signed (MAY-20-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-13-2006), St Public Notif requested (APR-07-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-07-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-14-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-17-2003), St BCA signed (FEB-02-2004), St Public Notif requested (APR-07-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-07-2006), St Public Notif received (APR-14-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-17-2003), St BCA signed (FEB-02-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-13-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-10-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-10-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-19-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-01-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-13-2005), St BCA signed (MAY-20-2005), St Public Notif requested (JAN-10-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-10-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-19-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-13-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-17-2003), St BCA signed (FEB-02-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-13-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-07-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-19-2005)
- 16 other older health violations
DIXON CORRECTIONAL CENTER (Population served: 2200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-16-2004), St BCA signed (FEB-24-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-21-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-2004), St Public Notif received (AUG-30-2004)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-16-2004), St BCA signed (FEB-24-2004), St Public Notif requested (APR-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-10-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-11-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-21-2004)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-10-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-16-2004), St BCA signed (FEB-24-2004), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-21-2004)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-10-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-01-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-16-2004), St BCA signed (FEB-24-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-21-2004)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-10-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-15-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-16-2004), St BCA signed (FEB-24-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-21-2004)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-10-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-10-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-16-2004), St BCA signed (FEB-24-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-21-2004)
- 4 other older health violations
PLUM HOLLOW FITNESS CENTER (Address: Suite 110, Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Dixon that have no violations reported:
- IL HWY 39 WILLOWCREEK SB REST (Population served: 1000, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- IL HWY 39 WILLOWCREEK NB REST (Population served: 900, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- JALAPENO PEPES (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- LOWELL PARK (106260) (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- PORKYS (Population served: 70, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WHITE HOUSE RESTAURANT (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WALTON TAP (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SHADY OAKS COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WALMART SUPERCENTER 5399 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- LOWELL PARK (115022) (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  10.1% | | Whole state: |  10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 4.8% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dixon, IL
People in group quarters in Dixon
- 2200 people in state prisons
- 274 people in nursing homes
- 152 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 66 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 7 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 5 people in religious group quarters
Dixon compared to Illinois state average:
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Dixon (2009 data):
- Amcore Bank, National Association: Dixon Galena Branch, North Branch, Dixon Branch. Info updated 2009-01-16: Bank assets: $5,036.2 mil, Deposits: $3,934.0 mil, headquarters in Rockford, IL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 81 total offices, Holding Company: Amcore Financial, Inc.
- The First National Bank in Amboy: Dixon North Branch at 1314 North Galena, branch established on 1997-02-03; Dixon Branch at 728 South Crawford Avenue, branch established on 1993-08-02. Info updated 2008-12-02: Bank assets: $140.8 mil, Deposits: $122.7 mil, headquarters in Amboy, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Amboy Bancorp, Inc.
- U.S. Bank National Association: Dixon Branch at 98 South Galena Avenue, branch established on 1887-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Woodforest National Bank: Dixon Wal-Mart Branch at 1640 South Galena Avenue, branch established on 2007-04-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,928.3 mil, Deposits: $2,568.2 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 499 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.
- Fifth Third Bank: Dixon Branch at 102 South Galena Avenue, branch established on 1933-12-04. Info updated 2008-11-05: Bank assets: $54,116.4 mil, Deposits: $39,964.9 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 851 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- Community State Bank of Rock Falls: Dixon Branch at 1021 North Galena Avenue, branch established on 2003-12-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $177.6 mil, Deposits: $161.6 mil, headquarters in Rock Falls, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Community Illinois Corporation
- Sauk Valley Bank & Trust Company: Dixon Branch at 300 Walton Drive, branch established on 2006-12-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $204.1 mil, Deposits: $171.2 mil, headquarters in Sterling, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Sv Financial, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Dixon, Illinois
- Best Western Brandywine, 443 Il Rt 2, Dixon, IL 61021, Phone: (815) 284-1890, Fax: (815) 284-1174
- Super 8, 1800 S Galena Ave, Dixon, IL 61021, Phone: (815) 284-1800, Fax: (815) 284-1800
- Presidential Inn, 1231 N Galena Ave, Dixon, IL 61021, Phone: (815) 284-3351
- Comfort Inn-Dixon, 136 Plaza Dr, Dixon, IL 61021, Phone: (815) 284-0500
- Quality Inn & Suites-Dixon, 154 Plaza Dr, Dixon, IL 61021, Phone: (815) 288-2001, Fax: (815) 288-2005
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Dixon, Illinois
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lee County Illinois:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (84%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Dixon
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists |
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| Adherents | 51.9% | 16.2% | 13.3% | 2.6% | 2.4% |
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| Congregations | 16.1% | 14.3% | 19.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of the Brethren | Assemblies of God | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.1% | 5.9% |
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| Congregations | 5.4% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 26.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $17,913 | $71,652 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $15,206 | $45,618 | 5 | $1,253 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
26 | $109,814 | $50,683 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $11,958 | $35,874 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
16 | $67,638 | $50,729 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $26,794 | $40,191 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
1 | $4,308 | $51,696 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $23,765 | $57,036 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
13 | $47,734 | $44,062 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
20 | $33,121 | $19,873 | 5 | $1,382 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $13,226 | $52,904 | 1 | $1,338 |
| Totals for Government |
103 | $371,477 | $43,279 | 11 | $3,973 |
Dixon government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $288,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,935,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,709,000
All Other: $242,000
Parks & Recreation: $18,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,894,000
Fire Protection: $1,146,000
Regular Highways: $1,022,000
General - Other: $922,000
Water Utilities: $839,000
Sewerage: $644,000
Financial Administration: $578,000
Central Staff Services: $424,000
General Public Buildings: $371,000
Libraries: $268,000
Solid Waste Management: $247,000
Air Transportation: $100,000
Parks & Recreation: $31,000
Welfare - Other: $4,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $15,883,000
Interest Revenue: $1,445,000
Benefit Payments: $920,000
Total Federal Securities: $646,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $614,000
Other Investments - Other: $500,000
From Local Government: $402,000
Local Employee Contribution: $81,000
Withdrawals: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $47,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $91,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $160,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,495,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $80,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,235,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $260,000
Water Utilities: $80,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $657,000
Interest Earnings: $640,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,093,000
Regular Highways: $844,000
Fire Protection: $111,000
Libraries: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $16,317,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,322,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $33,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,374,000
Highways: $445,000
All Other: $29,000
- Tax - Property: $2,523,000
Public Utilities: $703,000
NEC: $265,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $4,030,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000
6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,498 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.04% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,521 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.31% | | Illinois average: | 5.99% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Dixon:
- WIXN (1460 AM; 1 kW; DIXON, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSDR (1240 AM; 1 kW; STERLING, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFRL (1570 AM; 5 kW; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: MAYFAIR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WROK (1440 AM; 5 kW; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Dixon:
- WRCV (101.7 FM; DIXON, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WLLT (107.7 FM; POLO, IL; Owner: SAUK VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNIQ (91.5 FM; STERLING, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WSEY (95.7 FM; OREGON, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WSSQ (94.3 FM; STERLING, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WMKB (102.9 FM; EARLVILLE, IL; Owner: KM RADIO OF EARLVILLE, L.L.C.)
- KUUL (101.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WZZT (95.1 FM; MORRISON, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WNIU (89.5 FM; DEKALB, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Dixon:
- W52BI (Channel 52; STERLING/DIXON, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W48CK (Channel 48; STERLING, IL; Owner: BLACK HAWK COLLEGE)
- WWTO-TV (Channel 35; LASALLE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WIFR (Channel 23; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WTVO (Channel 17; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WINNEBAGO TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WFBN-LP (Channel 33; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Dixon fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 16
Total length: 94 meters (308ft)
Total average daily traffic: 115,250
Total average daily truck traffic: 11,812
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- Before 1900: 3
- 1900-1909: 0
- 1910-1919: 0
- 1920-1929: 0
- 1930-1939: 0
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 0
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 7
- 1980-1989: 1
- 1990-1999: 2
- 2000-2009: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Dixon, IL
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Dixon)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 29 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Dixon, IL)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 92 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Dixon)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 20 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Dixon)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 152
- Hazardous Condition: 83
- Service Call: 9
- Good Intent Call: 5
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Dixon, IL
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