Dixon Township was a township in Logan County, North Dakota, United States.[1] The former township government was disbanded in 2001, and the area was designated by the United States Census Bureau as Dixon Unorganized Territory.[2][3] It later was merged into the West Logan Unorganized Territory.[2][4]
As of the 2000 census the township's population was 17; it covered an area containing 35.764 square miles (92.63 km2) of land and 0.102 square miles (0.26 km2) of water, and it was located at 46°30′36″N 99°36′06″W / 46.510035°N 99.601664°W.[5][6] The elevation was 2,041 feet (622 m).[1]
The township was located in the western part of the county and it bordered the following other townships within Logan County:[7][8][9]
- Red Lake Township — south
- Starkey Township (defunct) — southwest corner
- Bryant Township (defunct) — west
- Glendale Township — northwest corner
References
- ^ a b "Township of Dixon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ a b "Geographic Change Notes for North Dakota" (TXT). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (TXT) on October 10, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Unorganized Territory of Dixon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Unorganized Territory of West Logan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Dixon township, Logan County, North Dakota" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved June 30, 2013.[dead link ]
- ^ "County Subdivisions" (Zipped text file). United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original (Zipped text file) on November 7, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013. 2000 Census Gazetteer Files
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Map of Dixon Township as of the 2000 Census". United States Census Bureau. 2000. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Maps of North Dakota county subdivisions (Logan County on page 6)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
46°31′00″N 99°35′31″W / 46.51667°N 99.59194°W