| Official Name: | Dixon, Montana |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sanders |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.88 |
| Area Land Km2: | 17.16 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.72 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.90 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 6.63 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.28 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 221 |
| Population Density Km2: | 12.88 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 33.35 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2523 |
| Coordinates: | 47.3117°N -114.3411°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 59831 |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 30-20950 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0770675 |
Dixon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 221 at the 2020 census.
The town is named for Joseph M. Dixon, a Montana politician.[2] The town sits adjacent to the lower Flathead River near the CSKT Bison Range.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.9sqmi, of which 6.6sqmi is land and 0.3sqmi (4.35%) is water.
At the 2000 census,[3] there were 216 people, 89 households and 54 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 32.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 93 housing units at an average density of 14.0 per square mile (5.4/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 75.46% White, 20.37% Native American, and 4.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.
There were 89 households, of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.07.
25.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.
The median household income was $15,455 and the family median income was $23,750. Males had a median income of $28,750 and females $16,250. The per capita income was $11,379. About 19.6% of families and 35.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.2% of those 65 or over.
According to the most recent demographics data available from the Census Bureau released in December 2018, Figure 1 Dixon illustrates it has 203 population.[4]
Of the 203 people living in Dixon, Montana, 95 are Men and 108 are Women, with the median age being 44. The total number of occupied homes in Dixon is 83, with 53 of them being Family led homes.[5]
The Sanders County Ledger is a local newspaper.[6] It is printed weekly and also available online.