dix

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Dix
    n 1: United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform
         of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill;
         superintended women army nurses during the American Civil
         War (1802-1887) [syn: {Dix}, {Dorothea Dix}, {Dorothea
         Lynde Dix}]

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

DIX
       DEC, Intel, Xerox (ethernet, DEC, Intel, Xerox)

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Dix, IL (village, FIPS 20123)
  Location: 38.44063 N, 88.94240 W
  Population (1990): 456 (255 housing units)
  Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 62830
Dix, NE (village, FIPS 13190)
  Location: 41.23471 N, 103.48631 W
  Population (1990): 229 (108 housing units)
  Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 69133

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Dix, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    267
   Housing Units (2000): 112
   Land area (2000):     0.218135 sq. miles (0.564966 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.218135 sq. miles (0.564966 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            13190
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             41.233720 N, 103.486904 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     69133
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Dix, NE
    Dix

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Dix, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    494
   Housing Units (2000): 287
   Land area (2000):     2.094426 sq. miles (5.424538 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.008844 sq. miles (0.022907 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.103270 sq. miles (5.447445 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            20123
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             38.440676 N, 88.942463 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     62830
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Dix, IL
    Dix

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