:Oxford County, Maine

File:Oxford County Landscape.jpg

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|2176|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2077|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|99|sqmi}} (4.5%) is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_23.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 7, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909034104/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_23.txt|archive-date=September 9, 2014}}

• Franklin County – northeast
• Androscoggin County – east
• Cumberland County – southeast
• York County – south
• Carroll County, New Hampshire – southwest
• Coös County, New Hampshire – west
• Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec – north

• Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• White Mountain National Forest (part)

{{US Census population

|1810= 17630

|1820= 27104

|1830= 35219

|1840= 38351

|1850= 39763

|1860= 36698

|1870= 33488

|1880= 32627

|1890= 30586

|1900= 32238

|1910= 36256

|1920= 37700

|1930= 41483

|1940= 42662

|1950= 44221

|1960= 44345

|1970= 43457

|1980= 48968

|1990= 52602

|2000= 54755

|2010= 57833

|2020= 57777

|estyear=2023

|estimate=59905

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 3, 2024}}

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 7, 2014}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 7, 2014}} 1900–1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/me190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 7, 2014}}
1990–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 7, 2014}} 2010–2016{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/23/23017.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 19, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606152331/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/23/23017.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}} 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/oxfordcountymaine/PST045218 |title=QuickFacts. Oxford County, Maine. |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 26, 2019 }}

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As of 2015, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Oxford County, Maine were:{{Cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP02/0500000US23017 |title=American FactFinder - Results |access-date=January 31, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213040758/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/15_5YR/DP02/0500000US23017 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}

At the 2000 census there were 54,755 people, 22,314 households, and 15,173 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|26|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. There were 32,295 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16|/mi2|/km2|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.25% White, 0.17% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. 0.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.6% were of English, 13.9% French, 13.7% United States or American, 10.1% Irish and 8.4% French Canadian ancestry according to Census 2000. 95.9% spoke English and 2.6% French as their first language.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}

Of the 22,314 households 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.10% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 25.60% of households were one person and 11.00% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.87.

The age distribution was 24.20% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.10% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

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

At the 2010 census, there were 57,833 people, 24,300 households, and 15,781 families living in the county.{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US23017

|title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data

|access-date=January 21, 2016

|publisher=United States Census Bureau

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213013318/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US23017

|archive-date=February 13, 2020

|url-status=dead

}} The population density was {{convert|27.8|PD/sqmi}}. There were 36,055 housing units at an average density of {{convert|17.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}.{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US23017

|access-date=January 21, 2016

|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County

|publisher=United States Census Bureau

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213184905/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US23017

|archive-date=February 13, 2020

|url-status=dead

}} The racial makeup of the county was 96.8% white, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 23.6% were English, 14.8% were Irish, 8.2% were American, 6.4% were German, and 5.6% were French Canadian.{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US23017

|title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

|access-date=January 21, 2016

|publisher=United States Census Bureau

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213033406/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US23017

|archive-date=February 13, 2020

|url-status=dead

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Of the 24,300 households, 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.1% were non-families, and 27.1% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age was 44.6 years.

The median household income was $39,748 and the median family income was $48,000. Males had a median income of $37,892 versus $30,187 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,254. About 9.6% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US23017

|title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

|access-date=January 21, 2016

|publisher=United States Census Bureau

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032027/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US23017

|archive-date=February 13, 2020

|url-status=dead

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From 1880 to 1988, Oxford County was dominated by the Republican Party in presidential elections, only failing to back a Republican candidate in 1912 (the county backed Progressive Theodore Roosevelt, who was a former Republican), 1964 (backing Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson, who won every county in Maine in a 46-state landslide), and 1968 (backing Democrat Hubert Humphrey, who had chosen Oxford County native Edmund Muskie as his running mate). The county flipped in 1992 to become consistently Democratic like the rest of Maine, staying that way through 2012. However, it made a 27.8 point swing{{Cite web |title=Here's a map of the US counties that flipped to Trump from Democrats |url=https://www.cnbc.com/heres-a-map-of-the-us-counties-that-flipped-to-trump-from-democrats/ |access-date=June 18, 2019 |website=www.cnbc.com}} (the largest statewide) to back Republican Donald Trump in 2016 as he won Maine's second congressional district containing the county. Trump retained the county in 2020 and again in 2024, each time at increasing margins.{{citation |url= https://ballotpedia.org/Pivot_Counties_in_Maine |title= Pivot Counties in Maine |work= ballotpedia.org |access-date= 2024-09-20 }}

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{{PresHead|place=Oxford County, Maine|whig=no|source1={{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=August 26, 2018}}}}

{{PresRow|2024|Republican|19,228|14,765|597|Maine}}

{{PresRow|2020|Republican|17,698|14,755|1,039|Maine}}

{{PresRow|2016|Republican|16,210|12,172|2,819|Maine}}

{{PresRow|2012|Democratic|11,996|16,330|1,094|Maine}}

{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|12,863|17,940|847|Maine}}

{{PresRow|2004|Democratic|14,196|16,618|732|Maine}}

{{PresRow|2000|Democratic|11,835|13,649|2,009|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|7,238|13,580|5,273|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|8,194|11,202|9,960|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1988|Republican|13,568|10,523|175|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1984|Republican|15,408|8,430|110|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1980|Republican|11,041|9,914|2,519|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1976|Republican|10,551|10,340|625|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1972|Republican|12,114|6,661|48|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|8,030|10,870|375|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|5,340|13,616|19|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1960|Republican|11,715|8,951|0|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1956|Republican|12,607|4,653|0|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1952|Republican|11,575|5,757|43|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1948|Republican|7,444|5,183|155|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1944|Republican|8,053|6,377|12|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1940|Republican|8,656|7,502|25|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1936|Republican|8,778|5,836|752|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1932|Republican|8,264|7,179|230|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1928|Republican|9,409|4,015|66|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1924|Republican|7,062|2,563|478|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1920|Republican|7,301|3,906|97|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1916|Republican|4,026|3,625|131|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|1,234|2,941|3,217|Maine}}

{{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,179|2,093|204|Maine}}

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Oxford County is home to many summer camps. Some of these camps are Camp Wekeela, Kamp Kohut, Camp Wyonegonic, Forest Acres Camp for Girls and Maine Teen Camp.

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• Andover
• Bethel
• Brownfield
• Buckfield
• Byron
• Canton
• Denmark
• Dixfield
• Fryeburg
• Gilead
• Greenwood
• Hanover
• Hartford
• Hebron
• Hiram
• Lovell
• Mexico
• Newry
• Norway
• Otisfield
• Oxford
• Paris (county seat)
• Peru
• Porter
• Roxbury
• Rumford
• Stoneham
• Stow
• Sumner
• Sweden
• Upton
• Waterford
• West Paris
• Woodstock

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• Lincoln Plantation
• Magalloway (former)

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• North Oxford
• South Oxford
• Milton

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• Bethel
• Dixfield
• Fryeburg
• Kezar Falls
• Mexico
• Norway
• Oxford
• Rumford
• South Paris

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• Center Lovell
• Dickvale
• Magalloway
• North Waterford
• Waterford Flat
• West Bethel, Maine

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• National Register of Historic Places listings in Oxford County, Maine

• {{citation |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/gazetteerofstate00varn/page/420/mode/2up |chapter= Oxford County |title= Gazetteer of the State of Maine |author= George J. Varney |year=1881 |publisher=B.B. Russell |location=Boston |via=Internet Archive }}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080217230352/http://www.oxfordcounty.org/ Official Website of Oxford County]
• Digital Maine Repository. Items related to [https://digitalmaine.com/do/search/?q=%22Oxford%20County%22 Oxford County]
• Core.ac.uk. Assorted items related to [https://core.ac.uk/search/?q=%22Oxford+County%22+Maine Oxford County]
• Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to [https://dp.la/search?q=%22Oxford+County%22+Maine Oxford County]

{{Geographic Location

| Centre = Oxford County, Maine

| North = Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Northeast = Franklin County

| East = Androscoggin County

| Southeast = Cumberland County

| South = York County

| Southwest = Carroll County, New Hampshire

| West = Coös County, New Hampshire

| Northwest =

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Category:1805 establishments in Massachusetts

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