Oxford (Maine)

Oxford
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Location in Maine
Oxford
Basic data
Foundation :	February 27, 1829
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Oxford County
Coordinates :	44 ° 9 ′  N , 70 ° 28 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 9 ′  N , 70 ° 28 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	4,110 (as of 2010)
Population density :	41 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	108.47 km 2  (approx. 42 mi 2 ) of which 100.28 km 2  (approx. 39 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	119 m
Postal code :	04270
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-56240
GNIS ID :	0582658
Website :	oxfordmaine.org
Oxford Plains Speedway

Oxford is a town in Oxford County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 4110 inhabitants in 2170 households on an area of ​​108.47 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Oxford has a total area of ​​108.47 km², of which 100.28 km² is land and 8.18 km² consists of water .

Geographical location

Oxford is in the southeast of Oxford County and borders Androscoggin County to the east . The Little Androscoggin River flows through the area of ​​the town in a southerly direction. To the southwest is Thompson Lake , to the east of it Whitney Pond and Hogan Pond . Marshall Pond borders in the west . The surface of the area is slightly hilly, the highest point is the 255 m high Horse Hill .

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Paris , 7.2 mi
• Northeast: Hebron , 6.1 mi
• East: Minot , Androscoggin County, 9.4 mi
• Southeast: Mechanic Falls , Androscoggin County, 4.8 mi
• South: Poland , Androscoggin County, 7.8 mi
• West: Otisfield , 5.3 mi
• Northwest: Norway , 14.2 km

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Oxford: Caldwell Corner , East Oxford , Oxford , Oxford Station , Paine Corner , Pratt Corner , South Oxford and Welchville .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Oxford is between −8.3 ° C (17  ° F ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 2 degrees cooler compared to the long-standing mean of Maine. The snowfall between October and May is well over two meters (with a peak in January of almost 50 cm) about twice as high as the mean snow depth in the USA. The daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

Oxford belonged to Hebron until 1829 and was organized as an independent town on February 27th. Settlement by European settlers started after the War of Independence .

Parts of Otisfield were added in 1830 and Paris in 1838.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Oxford, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	69			1116	1254	1233	1281	1631	1655	1455
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	1331	1221	1097	1125	1316	1569	1658	1892	3143	3705
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	3960	4110

Culture and sights

Buildings

In Oxford, two structures and places have been listed and placed on the National Register of Historic Places .

• Center Meeting House and Common , 1997 under the register no. 97000606.
• Oxford Congregational Church and Cemetery , 1994 under registration no. 94000637.

Sports

Oxford is home to the Oxford Plains Speedway and Oxford Plains Dragway . Car races take place here regularly.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 121 passes through the southeastern part of the Town, partly along the north bank of the Thompson Lakes. The Maine State Route 26 runs parallel to the Little Androscoggin River in north-south direction. The Oxford Plains Speedway and Oxford County Regional Airport are located on Route 26 .

Freight traffic is handled on the Portland – Island Pond railway line .

Public facilities

There are no hospitals or medical facilities in Oxford. The closest are in Bridgeton, Norway, South Paris and Auburn.

In Oxford, the Freeland Holmes Library is on Pleasant Street. It has existed since 1873 and goes back to a legacy of Freeland Holmes, an Oxford citizen who worked as a businessman in San Francisco.

education

With Harrison, Hebron, Norway, Otisfield, Paris, South Paris and Waterford, the Oxford Hills School District also includes MASD17.

The following schools are offered in the school district:

• Waterford Memorial School in Waterford, school classes pre-kindergarten through 2
• Agnes Gray Elementary in West Paris, school classes pre-kindergarten to 6
• Harrison Elementary in Harrison, grades 3 through 6
• Hebron Station in Hebron, school classes pre-kindergarten through 6
• Otisfield Community in Otisfield, pre-kindergarten through 6
• Oxford Elementary in Oxford, school classes pre-kindergarten through 6
• Paris Elementary in Paris, school classes pre-kindergarten up to 6
• Guy E. Rowe Elementary in Norway, school classes pre-kindergarten up to 6
• Oxford Hills Middle School in South Paris, grades 7 to 8
• Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris, grades 9 to 12

Personalities

Personalities who have worked on site

• John J. Perry (1811–1897), Oxford County Police Chief and politician
• Andrew Sockalexis (1891-1919), long-distance runner

literature

• Marquis Fayette King, Boston University Mugar Memorial Library: Annals of Oxford, Maine, from its incorporation, February 27, 1829 to 1850. Prefaced by a brief account of the settlement of Shepardsfield plantation, now Hebron and Oxford, and supplemented with genealogical notes from the earliest records of both towns and other sources . Portland, Me., 1903.

Web links

Commons : Oxford, Maine  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Website of Oxford ( English )
• Oxford on City-Data.com
• Oxford on maine.gov

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Oxford in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed February 19, 2019
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Horse Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ↑ ^{a b} Oxford, Oxford County. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved February 19, 2019 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Oxford, Maine (ME 04270) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on February 19, 2019 . 
7. ^ History of Oxford, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed February 19, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Population 1800–2010 according to census results
9. ^ Center Meeting House and Common 97000606
10. ↑ Oxford Congregational Church and Cemetery 94000637
11. ^ Oxford Plains Speedway. In: oxfordplains.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019 . 
12. ^ Freeland Holmes Library. In: me.us. www.freeland-holmes.lib.me.us, accessed February 19, 2019 . 
13. ↑ Oxford Hills School District - Oxford Hills School District | Aude Suscipere Ausum. In: msad17.org. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .