داوسون كانت مدينة فيما سبق، ولكن عندما تم تغيير المعايير في 1980، تم تغيير حالتها الي قرية بسبب تعداد سكان البلدة.
Dawson was also previously incorporated as a city, but when the criteria were changed in the 1980s, its status was reduced to that of a town due to population.