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{{short description|County in Florida, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county         = Dixie County
 | state               = Florida
 | seal                 = Seal of Dixie County, Florida.png
 | seal size            = 150px
 | ex image             = Dixie County Courthouse, Cross City.JPG
 | ex image cap         = Dixie County Courthouse
 | founded year         = 1921
 | founded date       = April 25
 | seat wl          = Cross City
 | largest city wl  = Cross City
 | city type            = town
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 864
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 705
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 159
 | area percentage      = 18.4%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 16759
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 17465 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web            = dixie.fl.gov
 | district             = 3rd
 | time zone           = Eastern
 | named for  = [[Dixie]]land }}

'''Dixie County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[Big Bend (Florida)|Big Bend]] region of the [[North Florida|northern]] part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Florida]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 16,759.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12029.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 12, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607113726/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12029.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Cross City, Florida|Cross City]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>

==History==
Dixie County was created in 1921 from the southern portion of [[Lafayette County, Florida|Lafayette County]] and named for "[[Dixie]]", the common nickname for the southern United States.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mayo |first=Nathan |title=The Fifth Census of the State of Florida |publisher=Florida Department of Agriculture |date=1925 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=rn0zAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA13}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|864|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|705|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|159|sqmi}} (18.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Taylor County, Florida|Taylor County]] – northwest
* [[Lafayette County, Florida|Lafayette County]] – north
* [[Gilchrist County, Florida|Gilchrist County]] – east
* [[Levy County, Florida|Levy County]] – southeast

===National protected area===
* [[Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 6419
|1940= 7018
|1950= 3928
|1960= 4479
|1970= 5480
|1980= 7751
|1990= 10585
|2000= 13827
|2010= 16422
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2015<ref name="QF" /> 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/FL/PST045218|title=QuickFacts. Florida counties|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
|2020=16759
|estyear=2023
|estimate=17465
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
| align = right
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Dixie County, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1980<ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 U.S. Census - General Population Characteristics - Table 16 Total Persons and Spanish Origin Persons by Type of Spanish Origin and Race: 1980 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=1980 |url= https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_flABCs1-02.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 U.S. Census - Social and Economic Characteristics - Table 6. Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=1980 |url= https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-2/cp-2-11-1.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Dixie County, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US12029&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dixie County, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US12029&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dixie County, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US12029&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|6,774
|9,524
|12,132
|14,220
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,750
|87.40%
|89.98%
|87.74%
|86.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |82.05%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|885
|918
|1,231
|1,364
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,551
|11.42%
|8.67%
|8.90%
|8.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.25%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|17
|34
|59
|63
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61
|0.22%
|0.32%
|0.43%
|0.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4
|12
|34
|48
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58
|0.05%
|0.11%
|0.25%
|0.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref>
|4
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|x
|x
|0.03%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|3
|1
|2
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33
|0.04%
|0.01%
|0.01%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref>
|x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref>
|116
|209
|style='background: #ffffe6; |618
|x
|x
|0.84%
|1.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.69%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|68
|96
|249
|512
|style='background: #ffffe6; |688
|0.88%
|0.91%
|1.80%
|3.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.11%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''7,751'''
|'''10,585'''
|'''13,827'''
|'''16,422'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''16,759 '''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
 
[[File:2023_Dixie_County_by_Census_tract.svg|thumb|A map of racial demographics in Dixie County, Florida by census tract{{Collapsible list
| title = Legend|{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}

'''Non-Hispanic White'''
{{legend|#e55651|60–70%}}
{{legend|#b00600|80–90%}}
{{legend|#850400|>90%}}

{{col-end}}
}}]]

===2020 Census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 16,759 people, 6,248 households, and 3,905 families in Dixie County, Florida.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Dixie%20County,%20Florida%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 23.8 per square mile (9.2/km{{sup|2}}). There were 9,276 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: Profile of General Populations and Housing Characteristics |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Dixie%20County,%20Florida%20dp1 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 83.88% (14,057) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (82.05% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 9.37% (1,571) [[African American (U.S. census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.36% (61) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.38% (64) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% (4) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 1.28% (214) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.7% (788) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Dixie%20County,%20Florida%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 4.11% (688) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Dixie%20County,%20Florida%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 6,248 households, 24.7% had children under the age of 18; 43.3% were married couples living together; 25.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 29.9% of households consisted of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: Households and Families |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Dixie%20County,%20Florida%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 7.2% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: Educational Attainment |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Dixie%20County,%20Florida%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

18.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.8 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 77.3 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $41,674 (with a margin of error of +/- $1,917). The median family income was $47,188 (+/- $8,669).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: Median Income in the Past 12 Months (In 2020 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Dixie%20County,%20Florida%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=January 4, 2025 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $32,985 (+/- $2,117) versus $21,214 (+/- $3,480) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $27,358 (+/- $5,285).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: Earnings in the Past 12 Months (In 2020 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Dixie%20County,%20Florida%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 11.9% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.4% of those under the age of 18 and 9.7% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Dixie%20County,%20Florida%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months o9f Families |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Dixie%20County,%20Florida%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2000 Census===
In 2000 there were an estimated 5,205 households and 3,659 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|20|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 7,362 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 88.80% [[Race (United States census)|White]], 8.98% [[Race (United States census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States census)|African American]], 0.46% [[Race (United States census)|Native American]], 0.25% [[Race (United States census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.45% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 1.03% from two or more races. 1.80% of the population were [[Race (United States census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States census)|Latino]] of any race. In terms of ancestry, 39.7% were [[English people|English]], 15.2% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 14.7% were [[Americans|American]], and 5.2% were [[Germans|German]].

There were 5,205 households, out of which 27.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. 23.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.10% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 113.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,082, and the median income for a family was $31,157. Males had a median income of $26,694 versus $17,863 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $13,559. About 14.50% of families and 19.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.90% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
===Voter registration===
According to the Secretary of State's office, Republicans constitute the majority of registered voters in Dixie County.
{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Dixie County Voter Registration & Party Enrollment as of December 31, 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=Voter Registration – Current by County – Division of Elections – Florida Department of State |url=https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-county-and-party/ |access-date=February 12, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Political Party
! Total Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 2,519
| align = center | 23.5%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 6,306
| align = center | 58.8%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Independent 
| align = center | 1,775
| align = center | 16.5%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Third Parties 
| align = center | 131
| align = center | 1.2%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 10,731
! align = center | 100.00%
|}

===Statewide elections===
[[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] hold the majority of registered voters in the county. [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] have not carried a majority of votes in a presidential election since [[1980 United States presidential election in Florida|1980]] (and last carried a plurality in [[1996 United States presidential election in Florida|1996]]), nor have they carried a majority in a gubernatorial election since [[1994 Florida gubernatorial election|1994]]. The county has rapidly and steadily shifted Republican since the 1990s; by [[2016 United States presidential election in Florida|2016]], the Republican candidate earned over 80% of the vote in the presidential election. In [[2020 United States presidential election in Florida|2020]], the Republican nominee gained over 82% of the vote.

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{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|55|1,096|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|64|1,170|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|84|1,420|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|84|1,104|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|111|862|298|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|440|824|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|370|904|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|392|976|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|908|923|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|217|325|1,546|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,628|367|2|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|558|2,169|25|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|1,101|2,010|62|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,204|1,224|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,031|1,366|0|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,401|1,855|1,117|Florida}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,399|1,734|667|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,697|1,827|143|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|4,434|1,960|48|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|5,194|1,925|174|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|5,052|1,798|109|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|5,822|1,270|154|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|6,759|1,365|49|Florida}}
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|6,920|1,183|60|Florida}}
{{PresFoot}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+ Previous gubernatorial elections results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2022|2022]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''87.30%''' ''5,394''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|11.90% ''735''
|align="center" |0.81% ''50''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''80.38%''' ''4,663''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|17.38% ''1,008''
|align="center" |2.23% ''130''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''62.41%''' ''3,345''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|30.91% ''1,657''
|align="center" |6.68% ''358''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2010|2010]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''53.64%''' ''2,810''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|39.28% ''2,058''
|align="center" |7.08% ''371''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2006|2006]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''52.69%''' ''2,651''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|41.92% ''2,109''
|align="center" |5.39% ''271''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 2002|2002]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''56.03%''' ''2,273''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|42.45% ''1,722''
|align="center" |1.53% ''62''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 1998|1998]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|'''60.44%''' ''1,855''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|39.39% ''1,209''
|align="center" |0.16% ''5''
|-
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|[[Florida gubernatorial election, 1994|1994]]
|align="center" bgcolor="#fff3f3"|49.66% ''1,981''
|align="center" bgcolor="#f0f0ff"|'''50.21%''' ''2,003''
|align="center" |0.13% ''5''
|}
{{clear}}

==Points of interest==
* ''[[City of Hawkinsville (shipwreck)|City of Hawkinsville]]'' – sunken steamboat in the [[Suwannee River]] near [[Old Town, Florida|Old Town]], one of the [[Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserves]].
* [[Old Town Elementary School (Old Town, Florida)|Old Town Elementary School]], now the Dixie County Cultural Center.
* [[Old Town Methodist Church]] built in 1890 located behind the 1983 church building.
* [[Putnam Lodge]] in Cross City, Florida built by the Putnam Lumber Company for its nearby lumber town of Shamrock

==Library==
The [[Dixie County Library]] is part of the [http://3riverslibrary.com/index.html Three Rivers Regional Library System], which also serves [[Gilchrist County, Florida|Gilchrist]], [[Lafayette County, Florida|Lafayette]], and [[Taylor County, Florida|Taylor]] counties. It is located at 16328 SE 19th Highway in [[Cross City, Florida]]. The branch is open Monday through Friday, 8:30&nbsp;a.m.–5:30&nbsp;p.m. The current library director is Cindy Bellot.

==Communities==
[[File:Shamrock FL Putnam Lodge01.jpg|thumb|Putnam Lodge, in Shamrock]]

===Towns===
* [[Cross City, Florida|Cross City]]
* [[Horseshoe Beach, Florida|Horseshoe Beach]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Clara, Florida|Clara]] (partly in [[Taylor County, Florida|Taylor County]])
* [[Eugene, Florida|Eugene]]
* [[Hines, Florida|Hines]]
* [[Jena, Florida|Jena]]
* [[Jonesboro, Florida|Jonesboro]]
* [[Old Town, Florida|Old Town]]
* [[Shamrock, Florida|Shamrock]]
* [[Shired Island, Florida|Shired Island]]
* [[Suwannee, Florida|Suwannee]]
* [[Yellow Jacket, Florida|Yellow Jacket]]
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==Transportation==
===Airports===
* [[Dixie County Airport]]

===Major highways===
{{See also|List of county roads in Dixie County, Florida}}
* {{jct|US|19|US|98|US-Alt|27|state=FL|dab3=Chiefland|name3=[[Florida State Road 55|SR 55]]}}, are the main US highways throughout Dixie County, running southeast to northwest from the bridge over the Suwannee River at the Levy-Gilchrist county line to the bridge over the Steinhatchee River at the Taylor County line. US Routes 98 and 27 Alternate overlap US 19 throughout the county. 
* {{jct|SR|51|state=FL}} passes through a short sliver of Dixie County in western Taylor County between Taylor and Lafayette Counties, but has no major intersections.
* {{jct|SR|349|CR|349|state=FL|County1=Dixie}} runs south to north from US 19-98-Alt. 27 in Old Town along the eastern end of the county, eventually crossing the border into Lafayette County. A county extension runs south toward Yellow Jacket and Suwannee.

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Dixie County, Florida]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.hardisonink.com HardisonInk.com], Online daily news website for Dixie, Gilchrist and Levy counties.
* [http://www.dcadvocate.net Dixie County Advocate], local newspaper available in full-text for free from the [[Florida Digital Newspaper Library]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080704061253/http://www.dixiecountytimes.com/ Dixie County Times], A recently started local newspaper managed by the former editor of the Dixie County Advocate.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100617000906/http://www.suncoastradio.com/ WZCC-AM 1240], Cross City's Community Radio Station.

===Government links/Constitutional offices===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040104102616/http://dixie.fl.gov/ Dixie County Board of County Commissioners]
* [http://www.dixievotes.com/ Dixie County Supervisor of Elections]
* [http://www.qpublic.net/dixie/ Dixie County Property Appraiser]
* [http://dixiecountysheriff.com/ Dixie County Sheriff's Office]
* [http://dixiecountytaxcollector.com/ Dixie County Tax Collector]

====Special districts====
* [http://dixieschools.dixie.k12.fl.us/ Dixie County Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514134019/http://dixieschools.dixie.k12.fl.us/ |date=May 14, 2011 }}
* [http://www.srwmd.state.fl.us Suwannee River Water Management District]

====Judicial branch====
* [http://www.dixieclerk.com Dixie County Clerk of Courts]
* [http://www.columbiacountyfla.com/CO_Public_Defender.asp Public Defender, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida] serving [[Columbia County, Florida|Columbia]], Dixie, [[Hamilton County, Florida|Hamilton]], [[Lafayette County, Florida|Lafayette]], [[Madison County, Florida|Madison]], [[Suwannee County, Florida|Suwannee]], and [[Taylor County, Florida|Taylor]] Counties
* [http://www.columbiacountyfla.com/CO_State_Attorney.asp Office of the State Attorney, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060318103315/http://www.columbiacountyfla.com/Judicial/index3rd.html Circuit and County Court for the 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida]

===Tourism links===
* [http://visitdixie.com/ Dixie County Tourist Development Council]
* [http://www.dixiecounty.org/ Dixie County Chamber of Commerce]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Dixie County, Florida
|North     = [[Lafayette County, Florida|Lafayette County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Gilchrist County, Florida|Gilchrist County]]
|Southeast = [[Levy County, Florida|Levy County]]
|South     = [[Gulf of Mexico]]
|Southwest =
|West      =
|Northwest = [[Taylor County, Florida|Taylor County]]
}}
{{Dixie County, Florida}}
{{Geography of Florida}}
{{North Florida}}

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