Editing Oxford, Iowa

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|image_caption            = View of Oxford from 295th St
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|subdivision_name1        = [[Iowa]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Johnson County, Iowa|Johnson]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 722
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|postal_code              = 52322
|area_code                = [[Area code 319|319]]
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|blank_info               = 19-60645
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|blank1_info              = 2396117<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396117}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.cityofoxfordiowa.com/}}
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'''Oxford''' is a city in [[Johnson County, Iowa]], United States. It is part of the [[Iowa City, Iowa]] [[Iowa City metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 722 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>

==History==
[[Image:Oxford Iowa 20090412 City Hall.JPG|thumb|City Hall]]
Oxford was [[plat]]ted in 1868.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BfIN2L5htEwC&pg=PA741 | title=History of Johnson County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, and Its Townships, Cities and Villages from 1836 to 1882| year=1883| pages=741}}</ref> It is named from [[Oxford Township, Johnson County, Iowa|Oxford Township]], which takes its name from [[Oxford, New York]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JHwUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA162 | title=Leading Events in Johnson County, Iowa, History, Volume 1 | publisher=Western Historical Press | author=Aurner, Clarence Ray | year=1912 | pages=162–163}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.91|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref>{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1880|560
|1890|515
|1900|664
|1910|614
|1920|580
|1930|521
|1940|542
|1950|543
|1960|633
|1970|666
|1980|676
|1990|663
|2000|705
|2010|807
|2020|722
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 722 people, 318 households, and 200 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 780.9 inhabitants per square mile (301.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 337 housing units at an average density of 364.5 per square mile (140.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 92.4% [[White Americans|White]], 0.3% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.8% from other races and 5.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 3.5% of the population.

Of the 318 households, 28.6% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.4% were cohabitating couples, 27.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 15.1% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 37.1% of all households were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 40.5 years. 25.3% of the residents were under the age of 20; 3.3% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 27.8% were from 25 and 44; 26.0% were from 45 and 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.5% male and 53.5% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 807 people, 336 households, and 216 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|886.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 350 housing units at an average density of {{convert|384.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 336 households, of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.7% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.99.

The median age in the city was 35.5 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 11.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 705 people, 279 households, and 189 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,346.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 286 housing units at an average density of {{convert|546.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.44% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.71% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.71% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.14% of the population.

There were 279 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,292, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $31,029 versus $27,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,335. About 3.2% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Clear Creek–Amana Community School District]] operates public schools serving the community. Clear Creek Elementary School is in Oxford, and Clear Creek–Amana Middle School and [[Clear Creek–Amana High School]] are in [[Tiffin, Iowa|Tiffin]].

==The Oxford Project==
''The Oxford Project'' is a book capturing the stories of 100 Oxford residents, along with photographs of them taken 20 years apart. Photographer Peter Feldstein (himself an Oxford resident) took photographs of all but three of his neighbors during 1984. In 2005 and 2006, he returned with writer Stephen G. Bloom to take updated photos and interview as many of those original residents as possible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/galleries/the_oxford_project/ | title=The Oxford Project | publisher=[[The Morning News (online magazine)|The Morning News]] | author=Rosecrans Baldwin | date=2008-09-22 | access-date=2009-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/10/07/oxford.project/index.html | title=Photo project gives voice to 'backbone of America' | publisher=[[CNN]] | author=Wayne Drash | date=2008-10-07 | access-date=2009-04-18}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==
{{commons category|Oxford, Iowa}}
* [https://www.cityofoxfordiowa.com/ City website] City of Oxford, Iowa web site

{{Johnson County, Iowa}}

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[[Category:Cities in Johnson County, Iowa]]
[[Category:Cities in Iowa]]
[[Category:Iowa City metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1868 establishments in Iowa]]