Upper Oxford Township is a

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that is located in

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 2,484.

Geography

According to the

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, the township has a total area of , all land.

Transportation

As of 2020, there were of public roads in Upper Oxford Township, of which were maintained by the

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(PennDOT) and were maintained by the township.

U.S. Route 1 U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, ...

is the most prominent highway serving Upper Oxford Township. It follows the Kennett Oxford Bypass along a southwest-northeast alignment through the southeastern part of the township.

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follows Limestone Road along a southwest-northeast alignment through the central portion of the township while

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follows Newark Road along a northwest-southeast alignment through the middle of the township.

Demographics

At the time of the 2010 census, this township was 86.1% non-Hispanic White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, and 0.3% Asian with 2.1% defined as two or more races. At the ime of the 2000 census, there were 2,095 people, 725 households, and 584 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 743 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 91.69% White, 3.68% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 2.43% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.67%. There were 725 households, of which 40.6% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them; 72.4% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families. There were also 14.5% of households that were one-person households, of which 5.5% had residents who were aged sixty-five or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.24. The age distribution was 29.1% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 5.9% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 31.8% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 24.6% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 8.6% who were aged sixty-five or older. The median age was thirty-six years. For every one hundred females, there were 104.0 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 103.6 males. The median household income was $61,094 and the median family income was $66,875. Males had a median income of $43,594 compared with that of $30,990 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,641. Approximately 3.9% of families and 4.9% of the population were living below the

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, including 5.5% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 6.9% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

Gallery

File:2022-09-15 10 37 54 View south along U.S. Route 1 (Kennett-Oxford Bypass) from the overpass for University Road in Upper Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.jpg, US 1 southbound in Upper Oxford Township

References

External links

Upper Oxford Township
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