Maine

Oxford

57,777
2020 population
1810
first census record
22
census records

About Oxford

Oxford, Maine, first appears in the United States federal census in 1810, when it recorded a population of 17,630. At the most recent census, in 2020, its population stood at 57,777.

Its recorded population peaked at 57,833 in 2010.

On the ground today, 13 documented military engagements have been recorded within the county, among them Fort Drummond Raid 1724, Battle of Pigwacket Village (Dummer's War 1724), Battle of Pigwacket (Lovewell's Fight), and 104 places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population by decade

Census YearPopulationChart
202057,777
201057,833
200054,755
199052,602
198048,968
197043,457
196044,345
195044,221
194042,662
193041,483
192037,700
191036,256
190032,238
189030,586
188032,627
187033,488
186036,698
185039,763
184038,351
183035,219
182027,104
181017,630
Source

Population data from the United States decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau (public domain).

Battles & engagements in Oxford

Military engagements that took place in Oxford, Maine.

Fort Drummond Raid 1724
1724
Battle of Pigwacket Village (Dummer's War 1724)
1724
Battle of Pigwacket (Lovewell's Fight)
1725
Battle of Pigwacket
1725
Lovewell's Fight
1725
Dummer's War — Lovewell's Fight
1725
Lovell's Fight (Lovewell's Fight) 1725
1725
Battle of Lovewell's Pond (Pigwacket Fight)
1725
Father Rale's War – Battle at Pigwacket Village 1724
1725
Lovewell's War — Battle of Pigwacket
1725
Lovewell's Fight (Battle of Pigwacket) May 8 1725
1725
Battle of Pigwacket / Lovewell's Fight (May 8 1725)
1725
Battle of Pequawket (Pigwacket) 1725
1725

Historic places in Oxford

National Register of Historic Places listings in Oxford, Maine.

Center Meeting House and Common
Oxford
Merrill-Poor House
Andover
Broad Street Historic District
Bethel
Dreamhome
Bryant Pond
Maine Archaeological Survey site 21.26
Lovell
Lower Meeting House and East Bethel Cemetery
Bethel
Rumford Point Congregational Church
Rumford
Waterford Historic District
Waterford
Rumford Falls I-IV Site
South Rumford
North Waterford Congregational Church
North Waterford
Paris Hill Historic District
Paris Hill
Church of the New Jerusalem
Fryeburg
Sargent, Levi, House
Otisfield
McWain-Hall House
Waterford
Rivercroft Farm
Fryeburg
Broad Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Bethel
Bennett, Nathaniel and Elizabeth, House
Norway
Mann, Arthur L., Memorial Library
West Paris
Paris Public Library
South Paris
Norway Historic District
Norway
First Universalist Society of West Sumner
Sumner
Brickett Place
Stow
Gehring Clinic
Bethel
Nutting Homestead, The
Otisfield
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Frequently asked about Oxford

When does Oxford first appear in the US census?
Oxford, Maine first appears in the federal census in 1810, with a recorded population of 17,630.
What is the population of Oxford?
At the most recent federal census (2020), Oxford had a recorded population of 57,777.
When did Oxford's population peak?
Oxford's recorded population peaked at 57,833 in 2010.
Were any battles fought in Oxford?
13 documented military engagements took place in Oxford, including Fort Drummond Raid 1724, Battle of Pigwacket Village (Dummer's War 1724), Battle of Pigwacket (Lovewell's Fight).
How many historic places are in Oxford?
104 sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Oxford, Maine.
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