Oxford County, Maine facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Oxford County
U.S. county
Strathglass Building at Rumford, Maine.
Location within the U.S. state of Maine
Maine's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Maine
Founded	1805
Named for	Oxford, Massachusetts
Seat	Paris
Largest town	Rumford
Area
• Total	2,176 sq mi (5,640 km2)
• Land	2,077 sq mi (5,380 km2)
• Water	99 sq mi (260 km2)  4.5%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	57,777
• Estimate  (2021)	58,629
• Density	26.552/sq mi (10.2518/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd

Oxford County is a county in the state of Maine, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the county had a population of 57,777. Its county seat is the town of Paris. The county was formed on March 4, 1805, by the Massachusetts General Court in the Maine District from northerly portions of York and Cumberland counties. It borders the Canadian province of Quebec. Part of Oxford County is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area while a different part of Oxford County is included in the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area.

Geography

Typical fall landscape in Oxford County, ME.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,176 square miles (5,640 km²), of which 2,077 square miles (5,380 km²) is land and 99 square miles (260 km²) (4.5%) is water.

Adjacent counties and municipalities

• Franklin County – northeast
• Androscoggin County – east
• Cumberland County – southeast
• York County – south
• Carroll County, New Hampshire – southwest
• Coös County, New Hampshire – west
• Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec – north

National protected areas

• Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• White Mountain National Forest (part)

Demographics

Ancestries

As of 2015, the largest self-reported ancestry groups in Oxford County, Maine were:

Largest ancestries (2015)	Percent
English	22.6%
French or French Canadian	20.9%
Irish	15.7%
"American"	8.9%
German	6.5%
Scottish	5.6%
Italian	4.9%
Polish	1.9%

2010 census

At the 2010 census, there were 57,833 people, 24,300 households, and 15,781 families living in the county. The population density was 27.8 inhabitants per square mile (10.7/km²). There were 36,055 housing units at an average density of 17.4 units per square mile (6.7 units/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.8% white, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 23.6% were English, 14.8% were Irish, 8.2% were American, 6.4% were German, and 5.6% were French Canadian.

Of the 24,300 households, 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.1% were non-families, and 27.1% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age was 44.6 years.

The median household income was $39,748 and the median family income was $48,000. Males had a median income of $37,892 versus $30,187 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,254. About 9.6% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

Recreation

Oxford County is home to many summer camps. Some of these camps are Camp Wekeela, Kamp Kohut, Camp Wyonegonic, Forest Acres Camp for Girls and Maine Teen Camp.

Communities

Spruce Mountain Wind Farm is one of three wind farms in Oxford County, ME.

Towns

Plantations

Unorganized territories

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated communities

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Oxford para niños