Oxford is a

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in Chenango County,

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, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2010 census. The village is named after

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, the hometown of the landowner. It is located in the south-central portion of Chenango County, known as the "southern tier," which is 8 miles southwest of the county seat, the City of

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. It is situated between the major metropolises of Binghamton to the south and

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to the north and Oneonta to the east and Cortland to the west.

History

The village was founded by its first settlers in 1791, including the landowner Benjamin Hovey (1758–1811) who was later a business partner of

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and his cousin

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. The former Chenango Canal passed through the village, connecting the community to Utica and Binghamton. In 1985, many of its historic buildings were included in the

Oxford Village Historic District Oxford Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Oxford in Chenango County, New York. The district includes 201 contributing buildings and seven contributing structures. It encompasses the village's historic core and ...

on the

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Geography

The village of Oxford is located in the northern part of the town of Oxford at (42.442354, -75.597822), in south-central Chenango County. The

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, a south-flowing tributary of the

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, divides the village. According to the

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, the village has a total area of all land.

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(Canal Street) intersects New York State Route 220 (State Street to the west and Main Street to the east) in the village. NY-12 leads northeast to

, the county seat, and southwest to Greene.

Demographics

In 2021, Oxford, NY had a population of 1.39k people with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $43,864. Between 2020 and 2021 the

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of Oxford, NY declined from 1,422 to 1,392, a −2.11% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,886 to $43,864, a 9.97% increase. The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oxford, NY are

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( Non-Hispanic) (95.6%), Two+ (

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) (2.73%),

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(Non-Hispanic) (0.718%), American Indian &

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(Hispanic) (0.575%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.359%). None of the households in Oxford, NY reported speaking a non-English

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at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household. 100% of the residents in Oxford, NY are

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citizens. In 2021, the median property value in Oxford, NY was $92,500, and the homeownership rate was 65.8%. Most people in Oxford, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Oxford, NY was 2 cars per household.

References

External links

Village of Oxford official website

Oxford Chamber of Commerce
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