Oxford County (Maine)

Oxford County Courthouse in South Paris
administration
US state :	Maine
Administrative headquarters :	Paris
Foundation :	1805
Demographics
Residents :	57,833  (2010)
Population density :	10.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	5634 km²
Water surface :	252 km²
map
Website : www.oxfordcounty.org

Oxford County is a county in the state of Maine in the United States . The seat of the county administration ( Shire Town ) is in Paris .

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of ​​5,634 square kilometers. Of this, 252 square kilometers, corresponding to 4.47 percent, are water areas. The county borders the counties in a clockwise direction: Franklin County , Androscoggin County , Cumberland County , York County , Carroll County, New Hampshire , Coös County, New Hampshire, and Le Granit, Canada.

history

95 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 11, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1810	17,630		-
1820	27,104		53.7%
1830	35.210		29.9%
1840	38,351		8.9%
1850	39,763		3.7%
1860	36,698		-7.7%
1870	33,488		-8.7%
1880	32,627		-2.6%
1890	30,586		-6.3%
1900	32,238		5.4%
1910	36,256		12.5%
1920	37,700		4%
1930	41,483		10%
1940	42,662		2.8%
1950	44,221		3.7%
1960	44,345		0.3%
1970	43,457		-2%
1980	48,968		12.7%
1990	52,602		7.4%
2000	54,755		4.1%
2010	57,833		5.6%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Oxford County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The West Kennebago Mountain

The Mooselookmeguntic Lake

The Lovejoy Bridge , listed in the NRHP with the number 70000057

According to the 2000 census , the county had 54,755 people. There were 22,314 households and 15,173 families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.25% White, 0.17% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, and 0.11% other races Groups; 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.53% of the population.

Of the 22,314 households, 30.40% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 54.10% were married couples living together, 9.50% were single mothers. 32.00% were not families. 25.60% were single households and 11.00% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.87 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.20% residents under the age of 18, 6.50% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.80% between 25 and 44 years of age, and 25.50% between 45 and 64 years of age 16.10% were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,435 , and the median income for a family is $ 39,794. Males had a median income of $ 30,641 versus $ 21,233 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,945. 11.80% of the population and 8.30% of families are below the poverty line. 14.80% of them were under 18 years of age and 10.10% were 65 years of age or older.

cities and communes

Oxford County is divided into 36 administrative units; two as Plantation , the other in the form of a Towns organized. Three sparsely populated areas are organized as unorganized territories and there are 5 villages without independent rights that are part of a town.

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Andover	Town	821	148.8	148.7	5.5	June 23, 1804
Bethel	Town	2,607	170.7	167.3	15.6	June 10, 1796
Brownfield	Town	1,597	117.7	115.2	13.9	February 20, 1802
Buckfield	Town	2,009	97.8	97.2	20.7	March 16, 1793
Byron	Town	145	136.1	134.2	1.1	January 24, 1833
Canton	Town	990	79.0	75.4	13.1	February 5, 1821
Denmark	Town	1,148	129.3	119.5	9.6	February 20, 1807
Dixfield	Town	2,550	108.0	106.9	23.9	June 21, 1803
Fryeburg	Town	3,449	170.7	151.1	22.8	January 11, 1777
Gilead	Town	209	51.0	48.9	4.3	June 23, 1804
Greenwood	Town	830	111.6	107.9	7.7	February 2, 1816
Hanover	Town	238	19.6	18.2	13.1	February 14, 1843
Hartford	Town	1,185	116.8	113.6	10.4	June 13, 1798
Hebron	Town	1,416	58.4	58.0	24.4	March 6, 1792
Hiram	Town	1,620	100.7	97.3	16.6	February 27, 1807
Lincoln Plantation	Plantation	46	95.4	84.1	1.4	July 15, 1875
Lovell	Town	1,140	124.0	111.8	10.2	November 15, 1800
Magalloway	Plantation	37	140.3	125.3	0.3	March 5, 1883
Mexico	Town	2,681	61.1	60.5	44.4	February 13, 1818
Newry	Town	329	159.4	159.4	2.0	June 15, 1805
Norway	Town	5,014	122.6	116.7	43.0	March 9, 1797
Otisfield	Town	1,770	114.6	103.4	17.1	February 19, 1798
Oxford	Town	4.110	108.5	100.3	41.0	February 27, 1829
Paris	Town	5,183	106.1	105.6	49.1	June 20, 1793	Shire Town of the County
Peru	Town	1,541	123.3	120.9	12.7	February 5, 1821
porter	Town	1,498	85.1	81.6	18.4	February 20, 1807
Roxbury	Town	369	114.3	111.1	3.3	March 17, 1835
Rumford	Town	5,841	180.9	177.5	32.9	February 21, 1800
Stoneham	Town	236	90.0	87.6	2.7	January 31, 1834
Stow	Town	385	63.0	62.7	6.1	January 28, 1833
Sumner	Town	939	116.2	114.7	8.2	June 13, 1798
Sweden	Town	391	77.0	74.6	5.3	February 26, 1813
Upton	Town	113	108.3	102.3	1.1	February 9, 1860
Waterford	Town	1,553	137.1	130.1	11.9	March 2, 1797
West Paris	Town	1,812	63.2	62.8	28.9	September 1957
Woodstock	Town	1,277	121.4	118.4	10.8	February 7, 1815

Unincorporated Villages

• Center Lovell
• Dickvale
• Kezar Falls
• North Waterford
• Waterford Flat

Census-designated places

• Dixfield (CDP) (1,137)
• Fryeburg (CDP) (1,549)
• Mexico (CDP) (1,946)
• Norway (CDP) (2,623)
• Oxford (CDP) (1,300)
• Rumford (CDP) (4,795)
• South Paris (CDP) (2,237)

Unorganized Territory

• North Oxford (17)
• South Oxford (515)
• Milton (123)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 581294. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 11, 2017.
3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
5. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Retrieved on April 2, 2012
6. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
7. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
8. ^ Official website of the Maine administration

Web links

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

Coordinates: 44 ° 29 ′  N , 70 ° 46 ′  W