Oxford is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Oxford Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States, that was created as part of the 2010 United States Census.2006–2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey

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. Accessed June 3, 2013.New Jersey: 2010 – Population and Housing Unit Counts – 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)

, p. III-5, August 2012. Accessed June 3, 2013. "Warren County—Name Changes: Beattystown CDP name corrected from Beatyestown; New CDPs: Allamuchy (formed from part of deleted Allamuchy-Panther Valley CDP), Anderson, Allamuchy, Blairstown, Brainards, Bridgeville, Broadway, Brookfield, Buttzville, Columbia, Delaware, Delaware Park, Finesville, Great Meadows (formed from part of deleted Great Meadows-Vienna CDP and additional area), Greenwich, Hainesburg, Harmony, Hope, Hutchinson, Johnsonburg, Lopatcong Overlook, Marksboro, Mountain Lake, Mount Hermon, New Village, Panther Valley (formed from part of deleted Allamuchy-Panther Valley CDP), Port Colden, Port Murray, Silver Lake, Stewartsville, Upper Pohatcong, Upper Stewartsville, and Vienna (formed from part of deleted Great Meadows-Vienna and additional area);" As of the 2010 Census, the CDP's population was 1,090.DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Oxford CDP, New Jersey
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. Accessed June 3, 2013.

Geography

According to the

, the CDP had a total area of , including of land and of water (0.76%).

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 1,090 people, 455 households, and 287 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 514 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 97.61% (1,064)

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, 0.18% (2) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.73% (8) Asian, 0.00% (0)

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, 0.37% (4) from other races, and 1.10% (12) from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.66% (29) of the population. Of the 455 households, 23.7% had children under the age of 18; 46.2% were married couples living together; 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 36.9% were non-families. Of all households, 30.3% were made up of individuals and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00. 20.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.9 males.

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 2,283 people, 878 households, and 611 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 930 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.54%

, 1.23%

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, 0.22% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.66% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.50% of the population.DP-1 – Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Oxford CDP, New Jersey
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. Accessed June 3, 2013. There were 878 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.18. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $53,281, and the median income for a family was $64,375. Males had a median income of $45,833 versus $31,210 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $23,563. About 2.6% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

* Oxford Furnace * Shippen Manor

References

{{Authority control Census-designated places in Warren County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Oxford Township, New Jersey