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Oxford, Ohio
Location of Oxford in Butler County, Ohio
Location of Oxford in Butler County, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°30′27″N 84°44′48″W / 39.5075, -84.74667
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyButler
Area
 - Total5. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads This is a list of the eighty-eight counties in the US state of Ohio. Butler County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 sq mi (15. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 km²)
 - Land5. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi (15. 2 km²)
 - Water0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation [1]928 ft (283 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total21,943
 - Density3,734. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/sq mi (1,441. 9/km²)
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code45056
Area code(s)513
FIPS code39-59234[2]
GNIS feature ID1044265[1]

Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The area code 513 serves southwest Ohio including Cincinnati and its many suburbs as well as the cities of Hamilton, Middletown, Lebanon Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Butler County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It lies in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. Oxford Township, also known as the College Township, is one of thirteen townships in the county and is located in the northwestern corner of Butler County The "College Township" was the full Survey township located in the northwest corner of Butler County Ohio, now corresponding to the Civil township The population was 21,943 at the 2000 census. This college town was founded as a home for Miami University, which it remains. A college town or university town is a community (often literally a Town, but possibly a small or medium sized City, or in some cases a Neighborhood Miami University (colloquially and incorrectly referred to as Miami of Ohio for clarification purposes is a Coeducational Public university founded in 1809 It is the first town in North America to bear the name Oxford. Oxford is served by U.S. Route 27, Ohio State Route 732, and Ohio State Route 73. US Route 27 ( US 27) is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. State Route 732 or OH 732 is a State highway in the US state of Ohio. State Route 73 is an east-west State highway in the southern portion of the U

Although Miami was chartered in 1809, Oxford was laid out by James Heaton on March 29, 1810, by the Ohio General Assembly's order of February 6, 1810. Miami University (colloquially and incorrectly referred to as Miami of Ohio for clarification purposes is a Coeducational Public university founded in 1809 Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the US state of Ohio. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year It was established in R1ET5N of the Congress Lands in the southeast quarter of Section 22, the southwest corner of Section 23, the northwest corner of Section 26, and the northeast corner of Section 27. The original village, consisting of 128 lots, was incorporated on February 23, 1830. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Oxford was elevated to town status in 1962 and to city status in 1971. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.

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Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 21,943 people, 5,870 households, and 2,066 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 3,734. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4 people per square mile (1,440. 9/km²). There were 6,134 housing units at an average density of 1,043. 9/sq mi (402. 8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91. 20% White, 4. 32% African American, 0. 17% Native American, 2. 42% Asian, 0. 02% Pacific Islander, 0. 48% from other races, and 1. 39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 44% of the population.

There were 5,870 households out of which 16. 5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26. 8% were married couples living together, 6. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 64. 8% were non-families. 32. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 43 and the average family size was 2. 85.

In the city the population was spread out with 8. 3% under the age of 18, 66. 8% from 18 to 24, 11. 7% from 25 to 44, 8. 4% from 45 to 64, and 4. 8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 87. 8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87. 1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,164, and the median income for a family was $52,589. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $24,637 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,165. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 13. 4% of families and 43. 7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 8. 1% of those age 65 or over.

The 21,943 population figure includes Miami University students. According to the the university factbook enrollment for fall 2006 was 15,726 (although not all of those live in the city).

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Education

Fraternity Headquarters

Oxford is home to the national offices of five Greek-letter organizations including the home office of the international business fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi, social sorority Delta Zeta and general fraternities, Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Delta Theta, and Beta Theta Pi. ΔΣΠ (Delta Sigma Pi is a Co-ed professional business fraternity in the United States of America. Delta Zeta ( ΔΖ) is a college Sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford Ohio. Phi Kappa Tau ( ΦΚΤ) is a US national college fraternity History Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity (commonly called Phi Tau History Founding Phi Beta Kappa was the first Greek letter organization founded in the United States when it was created on December 5 1776 at the College All but Delta Sigma Pi were founded at Miami University.

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