Dixon, New Mexico

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Population in July 2007: 1,489.

Males: 729	(49.0%)
Females: 760	(51.0%)

Median resident age:	42.9 years
New Mexico median age:	34.6 years

Zip code: 87527

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,748 (it was $25,987 in 2000)

Dixon:	$34,748
New Mexico:	$41,452

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $186,203 (it was $101,600 in 2000)

Dixon:	$186,203
New Mexico:	$155,400

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $230,382; Detached houses: $254,586; Townhouses or other attached units: $488,375; Mobile homes: $83,734

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Races in Dixon:

Hispanic (69.8%)
White Non-Hispanic (69.5%)
Other race (24.6%)
Two or more races (3.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Dixon: 91.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 6028 feet

Land area: 67.8 square miles.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Dixon

High school or higher: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 36.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dixon CCD

Never married: 39.8%
Now married: 43.4%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 10.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.4%
New Mexico:	8.2%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Dixon, New Mexico in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dixon to the number of sex offenders is 1489 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dixon:	0.3% ($344)
New Mexico:	0.7% ($699)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Santa Fe, NM (34.5 miles , pop. 62,203).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Albuquerque, NM (84.3 miles , pop. 448,607).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (397.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Chamisal, NM (2.3 miles ), Rio Lucio, NM (2.7 miles ), Picuris, NM (2.8 miles ), Picuris Pueblo, NM (2.8 miles) , Penasco, NM (2.9 miles ), Vadito, NM (3.2 miles ), Rio Chiquito, NM (3.4 miles) , Chimayo, NM (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 36.16 N, Longitude: 105.84 W

Area code: 505

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Educational services (14%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (19%)
Public administration (18%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Social assistance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Carpenters (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Art and design workers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Dixon:

ESPANOLA HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; ESPANOLA, NM)
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; TAOS, NM)
LOS ALAMOS MEDICAL CENTER (about 33 miles; LOS ALAMOS, NM)

Political contributions by individuals in Dixon, NM

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dixon:

NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; LAS VEGAS, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,278)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about 81 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about 87 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 91 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 92 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 136 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 137 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)

Library in Dixon:

EMBUDO VALLEY LIBRARY (Operating income: $28,843; Location: #2 HWY 75 DIXON; 10,800 books; 525 audio materials; 700 video materials; 25 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Forest Service Warehouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Dixon include: Santuario de Chimayo (A), Embudo Presbyterian Church (B), Saint Thomas Church (C), Iglesia de Santo Tomas (D), Saint Anthony Catholic Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ojo Sarco Cemetery (1), Dixon Cemeteries (2), El Santuario (3), Martinez Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Cejeta East Trick Tank (A), Cejeta North Trick Tank (B), Cejeta West Trick Tank (C), Upper Entranas East Trick Tank (D), Jacinto Trick Tank (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Oso, Canada de (A), Orilla, Canada de l (B), Piedra Lumbre, Canada de (C), Ojo Sarco, Canada de (D), Pino Reales, Canada los (E), Pino, Arroyo (F), Ocole, Arroyo (G), Lorenzo, Canada de (H), Montecito, Canada de (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Dixon Post Office (A), Embudo Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dixon and their reported violations in the past:

DIXON MDWCA (Population served: 531, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and OCT-21-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-21-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-09-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-09-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-19-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (MAY-05-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-19-2000)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-1996, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-25-1996), St Public Notif issued (DEC-31-1996), St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-31-1996)

2 regular monitoring violations

APODACA MDWCA (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-29-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-23-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2000)

MONTECITO MDWCA (Population served: 50, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-24-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-24-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and SEP-24-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-24-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and SEP-23-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JUN-20-2002), Fed FAO issued (AUG-07-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2002)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and AUG-25-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-25-2000)

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
New Mexico:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	58.8%
Whole state:	68.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	7.5%
Whole state:	6.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	23.6%
Whole state:	18.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	11.0%
Whole state:	7.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dixon, NM

22 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Dixon compared to New Mexico state average:

Median household income below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Rio Arriba County New Mexico:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (44%) Wood (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) Other fuel (4%) Electricity (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religon statistics for Dixon

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church
Adherents	84.3%	4.0%	2.5%	1.8%	1.5%
Congregations	53.5%	2.3%	3.5%	9.3%	5.8%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Reformed Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	1.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Congregations	3.5%	3.5%	3.5%	1.2%	14.0%

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.

5.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.22%
New Mexico average:	7.94%

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:

from Santa Fe County, NM	1.46% ($28,081 average AGI)
from Bernalillo County, NM	0.61% ($23,036)
from San Juan County, NM	0.57% ($22,429)

5.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,437 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.64%
New Mexico average:	7.42%

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:

to Santa Fe County, NM	1.42% ($28,784 average AGI)
to Bernalillo County, NM	0.90% ($26,033)
to San Juan County, NM	0.51% ($20,429)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dixon:

KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KDCE (950 AM; 4 kW; ESPANOLA, NM; Owner: RICHARD L. GARCIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSWV (810 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: LA VOZ BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KTRC (1260 AM; 5 kW; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
KNMX (540 AM; 5 kW; LAS VEGAS, NM; Owner: SANGRE DE CRISTO B/DCASTING CO, INC)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
KKIM (1000 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: AGM-NEVADA, LLC)
KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
KXKS (1190 AM; 10 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dixon:

KBOM (94.7 FM; SANTA FE, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
KTAO (101.9 FM; TAOS, NM; Owner: TAOS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KQBA (107.5 FM; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: HUTTON MEDIA, L.L.C.)
KSFQ (101.1 FM; WHITE ROCK, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KZNM (106.7 FM; LOS ALAMOS, NM; Owner: AGM NEVADA, LLC)
KTZO (103.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KLYT (88.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CONNECTION COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION, INC.)
K244DO (96.7 FM; ALAMOSA, ETC., CO; Owner: SAN LUIS VALLEY TELEVISION, INC.)
KRST (92.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KUNM (89.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO)
KANW (89.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: BD. OF EDUC. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
KKOB-FM (93.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBZU (96.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KYBR (92.9 FM; ESPANOLA, NM; Owner: RIO CHAMA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KMGA (99.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KZRR (94.1 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KBQI (107.9 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KPEK (100.3 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKIT (99.1 FM; ANGEL FIRE, NM; Owner: DMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFLQ (91.5 FM; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

TV broadcast stations around Dixon:

K09LN (Channel 9; RINCONADA, ETC., NM; Owner: DIXON SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE)
K44CZ (Channel 44; PENASCO, NM; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO)
K36EY (Channel 36; GALLINA, NM; Owner: KOAT HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
K11IZ (Channel 11; PENASCO, NM; Owner: PENASCO SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE)
W11AH (Channel 11; TRYON & COLUMBUS, NC; Owner: PULITZER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K06FT (Channel 6; PENASCO, NM; Owner: PENASCO SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE)

Dixon fatal accident list:
Jun 17, 2006 06:00 AM, Sr-76, Lat: 36.204181, Lon: -105.871267, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 16, 1979 08:55 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Approx. 150' South Of Us-64 And 0.7 Miles Ene Of Embudo Presbyterian Hospital, Call Sign: KNKN264
Grant Date: 10/11/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Erik Young
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KD5PEX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00382041
Grant Date: 07/24/2001, Expiration Date: 07/24/2011, Certifier: Michael A Oram
Registrant: Michael A Oram, Dixon, NM 87527

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4
Hazardous Condition: 4

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