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Population (year 2000): 1,271. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,208 (-5.0% change)
Males: 624 (49.1%), Females: 647 (50.9%)
Benton County
Zip code:
47971
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $39,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,200 (year 2000)
Races in Oxford:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (21.2%), United States
(16.9%), Irish (11.0%), English (6.1%), French (3.8%), Scottish
(2.0%).
Elevation: 732 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oxford
- High school or higher: 83.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oxford town
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 53.8%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 14.1%
- Divorced: 11.8%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Oxford:
- ST VINCENT WILLIAMSPORT HOSPITAL, INC (about 18
miles; WILLIAMSPORT, IN)
- WABASH VALLEY HOSPITAL INC (about 23 miles; WEST
LAFAYETTE, IN)
- LAFAYETTE HOME HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; LAFAYETTE,
IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Oxford:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN;
ID: LAF)
- PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 67 miles; VALPARAISO, IN;
ID: VPZ)
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 74
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oxford:
- KENTLAND MUNI (about 20 miles; KENTLAND, IN; ID:
50I)
- JASPER COUNTY (about 29 miles; RENSSELAER, IN; ID:
RZL)
- VERMILION COUNTY (about 33 miles; DANVILLE, IL; ID:
DNV)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oxford:
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 25 miles; WEST
LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,207)
- DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,197)
- VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; VALPARAISO,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 71 miles;
GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 71 miles; GARY,
IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
Public high school in Oxford:
- BENTON CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCH (Students: 999;
Location: 4241 E 300 S; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Oxford:
- OXFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 177;
Location: 405 N 5TH ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Oxford:
- OXFORD PL (Operating income: $121,001;
Location: 201 E SMITH ST; 19,855 books; 677 audio
materials; 1,642 video materials; 90 serial
subscriptions)
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