Oxford, New York
Oxford, New York | ||
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| Area ZIP code | 13830 | |
| Area code | 607 | |
| FIPS code | 36-017-55959 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979335 | |
| Website | townofoxfordny | |
Oxford is a
History
The town is within the former realm of the
The town of Oxford was established in 1793 from territory divided from the town of Bainbridge and the town of Union (now in Broome County). Oxford lost some of its territory when the town of Guilford was created in 1813, and the town of Coventry
The former Chenango Canal (1837) passed through the town. Railroad service began in 1870.
The Loomis Family Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[4]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 60.4 square miles (156.5 km2), of which 60.1 square miles (155.6 km2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 0.58%, is water.[3]
The Chenango River, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, flows southward through the town.
New York State Route 12 is a northeast-southwest highway through the town. New York State Route 220 intersects NY-12 in Oxford village.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 2,317 | — | |
| 1830 | 2,947 | 27.2% | |
| 1840 | 3,179 | 7.9% | |
| 1850 | 3,227 | 1.5% | |
| 1860 | 3,290 | 2.0% | |
| 1870 | 3,278 | −0.4% | |
| 1880 | 3,035 | −7.4% | |
| 1890 | 3,138 | 3.4% | |
| 1900 | 3,545 | 13.0% | |
| 1910 | 3,014 | −15.0% | |
| 1920 | 2,871 | −4.7% | |
| 1930 | 2,904 | 1.1% | |
| 1940 | 3,121 | 7.5% | |
| 1950 | 3,423 | 9.7% | |
| 1960 | 3,457 | 1.0% | |
| 1970 | 3,761 | 8.8% | |
| 1980 | 3,961 | 5.3% | |
| 1990 | 4,075 | 2.9% | |
| 2000 | 3,992 | −2.0% | |
| 2010 | 3,901 | −2.3% | |
| 2016 (est.) | 3,811 | [2] | −2.3% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
As of the
There were 1,440 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,024, and the median income for a family was $37,639. Males had a median income of $28,169 versus $21,380 for females. The
Communities and locations in the Town of Oxford
- Brackett Lake – A small lake in the southeastern part of the town.
- Cheshireville – A former community in the southern part of the town.
- Coventry Station – A location southwest of Oxford village and northwest of South Oxford.
- Ingraham Corners – A location northwest of Oxford village at the northern town line.
- Northrups Corners – A location south of Oxford village.
- Oxford – A village in the northern part of the town; located on Route NY-12 and NY220 by the Chenango River.
- Oxford Station – A location southeast of Oxford village, located on County Road 35.
- Puckerville Corners – A location near the eastern town line.
- South Oxford – A hamlet southwest of Oxford village, located on County Road 32 (East River Road). The Sannick Family Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[7]
- Walker Corners – A location east of South Oxford hamlet.
Notable people
- Frances R. Brown, college president
- Theodore Burr, inventor, engineer[citation needed]
- Charles Benjamin Dudley, chemist, proponent of industrial standardization and president of ASTM International from 1902-1908[citation needed]
- Maria Hyde Hibbard, born in Oxford; educator and temperance movement leader[8]
- Clarence H. McNeil, U.S. Army major general, born and raised in Oxford[9]
- Camille Paglia, author and academic[10]
- Thomas Ryan, born in Oxford, congressman from Kansas[citation needed]
- Uri Tracy, missionary, founder of Oxford Academy, assemblyman and congressman[citation needed]
References
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oxford town, Chenango County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/09/14 through 6/13/14. National Park Service. June 20, 2014.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Graham, Frances W.; Gardenier, Georgeanna M. Remington (1894). "MRS. MARIA HYDE HIBBARD.". Two Decades: A History of the First Twenty Years' Work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the State of New York : 1874–1894. Press of R.J. Oliphant. p. 32. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Who's Who In Government. Vol. 1. New York, NY: Biographical Research Bureau. 1930. p. 285 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Arcadia", Financial Times, p. 22, March 15, 1997
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