Nixon, Texas | |
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  Nixon-area, listed as "Rancho" and "Clear Fork" c. 1873. "Riddleville" is now Karnes City. 20th-century Baptist-architecture of Nixon shown above | |
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| Coordinates: 29°16′11″N 97°45′57″W / 29.26972°N 97.76583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| Counties | Gonzales, Wilson |
| Settled | 1849 (Rancho) |
| Founded | 1852 (R.T. Nixon Plantation) |
| Incorporated | 1906 (John T. Nixon Tract) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2) |
| • Land | 1.56 sq mi (4.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 387 ft (118 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,341 |
| • Density | 1,626.36/sq mi (627.94/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 78140 |
| Area code | 830 |
| FIPS code | 48-51588[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2411257[2] |
| Website | nixon |
Nixon is a city, self-described as a "compact neighborhood,"[4] at U.S. Highway 87 and the junction of Karnes, Gonzales and Wilson counties; alongside the Clear Fork Creek in the Juan J. Tejada League,[5] in the U.S. state of Texas. Approaching 100 city blocks,[6] the Nixon urban-area is defined by its schools at its north-end in the neighborhood of Rancho; with the southwest boundary hosting its industrial park and meat packing facilities, upon the 87-corridor towards Pandora and the county seat of Floresville.[7]
The population was 2,341 at the 2020 census.[8] Nixon is located primarily within Gonzales County; however, most of its major employers and assets are alongside the eastern Wilson County line.[9] The city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land.[10] The Wilson County portion of Nixon is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Nixon was formed across the landholdings of the Nixon family through the end of the 19th century, beginning as a 14,000 acre plantation south of Luling and north of Belmont. In the early 20th century through the present day, Nixon continually consolidated southward at John T. Nixon's land closer to the original settlements of Cuero, Goliad and Indianola, once acting as a rail station; this confluence once having the original name of "Rancho," so named for its free-range cattle industry.
The city is served primarily by employers that include a publicly-traded oil refinery, a chicken slaughterhouse, and its municipal services, especially the Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District. In 2018, the aggregate income of urban Nixon was an estimated $58,035,500.[11] In 2019 according to the Texas Department of Transportation, the aggregate annual-average-daily-traffic (AADT) of urban Nixon was rated at 22,928 vehicles.[12]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nixon, Texas
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ A compact neighborhood of around 2,385 people, the people and council of Nixon...
- ^ "Library of Congress; Gonzales County, Texas". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
cityetjmapwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Nixon, Texas". OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap Foundation. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Boundary Map of Nixon, Texas". MapTechnica. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "AGGREGATE INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2018 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "District Traffic and Urban Saturation Web Maps (2019)". Transportation Planning Maps. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 23, 2020.