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The Town of Oxford has a village named Oxford . Oxford is an interior town in the south-central part of the county. HISTORY A tract of land in the town was purchased by Benjamin Hovey, from Oxford, Massachusetts , and he became the first settler in 1790. The Town of Oxford was founded in 1793 from Town Of Bainbridge and the Town Of Union ( now in Broome County ). Oxford lost some of its territory when the Town Of Guilford was created in 1813, and the Town Of Coventry was formed in 1843. The former Chenango Canal passed through the town. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 156.5 Km&2 (60.4 Mi&2 ). 155.6 km&2 (60.1 mi&2) of it is land and 0.9 km&2 (0.3 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.55% water. The Chenango River flows southward through the town. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 3,992 people, 1,440 households, and 1,035 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 25.7/km&2 (66.4/mi&2). There were 1,800 housing units at an average density of 11.6/km&2 (30.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.72% White , 0.85% Black or African American , 0.33% Native American , 0.23% Asian , 0.10% Pacific Islander , 0.08% from Other Races , and 0.70% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,440 households out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were Married Couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99. In the town the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $33,024, and the median income for a family was $37,639. Males had a median income of $28,169 versus $21,380 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $16,149. 13.6% of the population and 9.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 17.4% of those under the age of 18 and 7.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN THE TOWN OF OXFORD
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