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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
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.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1810 | 17,630
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| 1820 | 27,104
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| 1830 | 35,219
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| 1840 | 38,351
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| 1850 | 39,763
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| 1860 | 36,698
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| 1870 | 33,488
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| 1880 | 32,627
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| 1890 | 30,586
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| 1900 | 32,238
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| 1910 | 36,256
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| 1920 | 37,700
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| 1930 | 41,483
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| 1940 | 42,662
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| 1950 | 44,221
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| 1960 | 44,345
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| 1970 | 43,457
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| 1980 | 48,968
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| 1990 | 52,602
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Research Tips
Resources
www.rootsweb.com/~meoxford/
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