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'Oxford' is a college town located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio in northwestern Butler County in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. The population was 21,943 at the 2000 census (approximately 16,000 students are included in this figure). It is the home of Miami University and the town was founded as a home for the school. Miami was chartered in 1809. It is the first town in North America to bear the name Oxford.
The town was laid out by James Heaton on March 29, 1810, by the Ohio General Assembly's order of February 6, 1810. It was established in R1ET5N of the Congress Lands in the southeast quarter of Section 22, the southwest corner of Section 23, the northwest corner of Section 26, and the northeast corner of Section 27. The original town consisted of 128 lots. The town was incorporated on February 23, 1830.

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Demographics

Historic population figures

Notable people

Trivia

External links

References

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 21,943 people, 5,870 households, and 2,066 families residing in the city. These figures include approximately 15,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students. The population density was 1,440.9/km² (3,734.4/mi²). There were 6,134 housing units at an average density of 402.8/km² (1,043.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.20% White, 4.32% African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.42% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.
There were 5,870 households out of which 16.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 64.8% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 8.3% under the age of 18, 66.8% from 18 to 24, 11.7% from 25 to 44, 8.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,164, and the median income for a family was $52,589. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $24,637 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,165. About 13.4% of families and 43.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Historic population figures

★ 1900--2,009

★ 1910--2,017

★ 1920--2,146

★ 1930--2,588

★ 1940--2,756

★ 1950--6,944

★ 1960--7,828

★ 1970--15,868

★ 1980--17,655

★ 1990--19,013

★ 2000--21,943

Notable people

★ McGuffey

★ 12 Rods

★ Caroline Harrison, wife of President Benjamin Harrison, was born in Oxford.

★ Khashyar Darvich, Film Producer and Director (most recently of Dalai Lama Renaissance , narrated by Harrison Ford), was raised in Oxford.

★ Kason Gabbard, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.

★ Charles (Wilbur) Williams (1917-1992), an educator, Peace Corps worker and long-time resident of Oxford, published two useful reference works: "Minutes of Our Years", a history of Oxford as told through police records and the minutes of the town meetings; and "Something Worth Taking", a history of the Oxford (Ohio) Methodist Church. He also composed the music and wrote the libretto of "Higher Towers", an operetta about the Oxford Methodist Church.

Trivia

★ The home office of the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi is located in Oxford

★ The headquarters for the Delta Zeta sorority, Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, Phi Delta Theta fraternity, and Beta Theta Pi fraternity are located in Oxford

★ Oxford's Talawanda School District was listed as one of the top public school systems in the country by ''Offspring Magazine'', a Forbes publication (Sep/Oct 2000). Sixty-one of the 100 districts listed were college town districts. Offspring worked with SchoolMatch.com using student score criteria, cost of living, academic performance and academic expenditures to develop a more complete overview of school districts. The article said these are districts that give you the most return for your housing/K-12 public school education dollar. They also tend to have more heterogeneous student populations, exposing students to the diversity they will encounter as adults living in a 21st Century democracy.

External links

★ City of Oxford

★ Miami University

★ Miami University Art Museum

★ Lane Public Library

★ laneteenzone.org

★ Oxford Press, weekly newspaper

References

★ Bert S. Barlow, W.H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, and Frederick Schneider, eds. ''Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio''. Hamilton, Ohio: B.F. Bowen, 1905.

★ Jim Blount. ''The 1900's: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio.'' Hamilton, Ohio: Past Present Press, 2000.

★ Butler County Engineer's Office. ''Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003''. Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio: The Office, 2003.

★ ''A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers''. Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. [1]

★ Ohio. Secretary of State. ''The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003''. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.