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Population in July 2007: 13,087.

Males: 6,563	(50.2%)
Females: 6,524	(49.8%)

Median resident age:	26.2 years
Mississippi median age:	33.8 years

Zip codes: 38655.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $24,179 (it was $20,526 in 2000)

Oxford:	$24,179
Mississippi:	$37,790

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $22,823

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $191,455 (it was $120,100 in 2000)

Oxford:	$191,455
Mississippi:	$99,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $256,637; Detached houses: $267,314; Townhouses or other attached units: $300,613; In 2-unit structures: $365,208; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $127,398; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $124,266; Mobile homes: $22,905; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Oxford:

White Non-Hispanic (74.5%)
Black (21.0%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Asian Indian (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Chinese (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Oxford: 102.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (13.8%), Irish (10.0%), German (9.5%), United States (7.6%), Scottish (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1837

Land area: 9.97 square miles.

Population density: 1313 people per square mile

(low).

For population 25 years and over in Oxford

High school or higher: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 22.7%
Unemployed: 6.5%
Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oxford city

Never married: 48.4%
Now married: 35.7%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 7.9%

428 residents are foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.3% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This city:	3.6%
Mississippi:	1.4%

According to our research there were 29 registered sex offenders living in Oxford, Mississippi in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Oxford to the number of sex offenders is 451 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Oxford:	0.5% ($648)
Mississippi:	0.7% ($425)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Memphis, TN (58.2 miles , pop. 650,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (432.0 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Taylor, MS (2.7 miles ), Abbeville, MS (3.2 miles ), Water Valley, MS (3.9 miles ), Toccopola, MS (4.3 miles) , Thaxton, MS (4.5 miles ), Sardis, MS (4.8 miles ), Potts Camp, MS (4.9 miles ), Batesville, MS (4.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 72 buildings, average cost: $51,300
1997: 107 buildings, average cost: $82,400
1998: 160 buildings, average cost: $81,800
1999: 107 buildings, average cost: $113,900
2000: 81 buildings, average cost: $138,900
2001: 68 buildings, average cost: $135,600
2002: 60 buildings, average cost: $114,700
2003: 91 buildings, average cost: $124,100
2004: 143 buildings, average cost: $145,000
2005: 310 buildings, average cost: $182,800
2006: 193 buildings, average cost: $191,000
2007: 239 buildings, average cost: $140,300
2008: 235 buildings, average cost: $119,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.36 N, Longitude: 89.53 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +6,241 (+53.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 3,252 (61.4%)

Area code: 662

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Crime in Oxford by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.9	0.0	7.0	0.0
Rapes	1	0	0	3	4	6	3	8	7
per 100,000	8.2	0.0	0.0	23.9	31.1	44.8	22.1	55.7	45.7
Robberies	15	9	6	13	4	5	4	8	5
per 100,000	123.3	66.1	50.8	103.8	31.1	37.4	29.5	55.7	32.6
Assaults	15	16	12	13	19	24	28	20	5
per 100,000	123.3	117.4	101.6	103.8	147.8	179.3	206.4	139.3	32.6
Burglaries	57	74	79	71	61	75	85	100	98
per 100,000	468.4	543.2	668.9	566.7	474.4	560.4	626.4	696.3	639.1
Thefts	230	284	209	199	276	279	290	323	335
per 100,000	1890.0	2084.7	1769.5	1588.4	2146.7	2084.6	2137.2	2249.0	2184.7
Auto thefts	24	24	19	16	21	36	24	20	25
per 100,000	197.2	176.2	160.9	127.7	163.3	269.0	176.9	139.3	163.0
Arson	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	7.3	0.0	8.0	15.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	192.4	178.8	166.0	184.5	195.9	256.9	211.3	252.9	198.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 55 (47 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.59
US city average:	3.00

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (25%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Health care (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Construction (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (28%)
Health care (13%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Social assistance (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Postsecondary teachers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Lawyers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Postsecondary teachers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Average climate in Oxford, Mississippi

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Oxford, Mississippi average temperatures

Oxford, Mississippi average precipitation

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Oxford-area historical tornado activity is near Mississippi state average. It is 136% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/3/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the Oxford city center caused $450,000 in damages.

On 3/21/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.4 miles away from the city center killed 16 people and injured 74 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Oxford-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Mississippi state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from Oxford center
On 8/11/1996 at 18:17:49, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from the city center
On 5/10/2008 at 17:52:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/26/2002 at 20:05:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.0 miles away from Oxford center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Oxford topographic map

Birthplace of: Andrew Westmoreland - College basketball player (Nicholls State Colonels), Beau Gibb - College basketball player (Robert Morris Colonials), Kendrick Fox - College basketball player (Mississippi Rebels), Vincent Camper - College basketball player (Tulane Green Wave).

Hospital/medical center in Oxford:

BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NORTH MS (2301 SOUTH LAMAR)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Oxford:

YALOBUSHA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; WATER VALLEY, MS)
TRI LAKES SENIOR CENTER (about 26 miles; BATESVILLE, MS)
ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (about 27 miles; HOLLY SPRINGS, MS)

Political contributions by individuals in Oxford, MS

Airports and Heliports located in Oxford:

University-Oxford Airport (Runways: 1, Commercial Ops: 21, Air Taxi Ops: 5,761, Itinerant Ops: 18,186, Local Ops: 40,530, Military Ops: 1,313)
Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Ms Heliport

See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Oxford, MS

Local government website: WWW.OXFORDMS.NET

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oxford:

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 1 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 61 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 64 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 15,831)
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 64 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 64 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)

Public high schools in Oxford:

LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 160 COMMODORE DR.)
LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 150 COMMODORE DR.; Grades: KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 )
OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 222 BRAMLETT BOULEVARD)

Public elementary/middle schools in Oxford:

OXFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 501 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DR.)
BRAMLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 225 BRAMLETT BOULEVARD)
CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 409 WASHINGTON AVENUE)
SCOTT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Location: 401 NORTH FIFTH STREET)
LAFAYETTE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 102 COMMODORE DR.)
STOVALL SPED COMPLEX (Location: 967 REGIONAL CENTER DRIVE)
OXFORD LEARNING CENTER (Location: 399 NORTH FIFTH STREET)
OXFLAF SCHOOL OF APPLIED TECH (Location: 134 HWY 7 SOUTH)
OXFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 1637 HIGHWAY 30 EAST)

Private elementary/middle school in Oxford:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL (Students: 179; Location: 2402 SOUTH LAMAR BOULEVARD; Grades: PK - 6)

See full list of schools located in Oxford

User submitted facts and corrections:

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Please add a private, classical Christian school to the Oxford, MS page, Regents School of Oxford.
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Notable locations in Oxford: Oxford Industrial Park (A), John Davis Williams Library (B), Oxford-Lafayette Public Library (C), Tad Smith Coliseum (D), Lafayette County Courthouse (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Oakwood Plaza Shopping Center (1), Oxford Mall Shopping Center (2), Tradewinds Shopping Center (3), Rainbow Shopping Center (4), Mid Town Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Oxford include: Saint Johns Catholic Church (A), Saint Andrews United Methodist Church (B), Church of Christ (C), Peace Lutheran Church (D), Oxford-University United Methodist Church (E), Old Chapel (F), First Baptist Church (G), First Presbyterian Church (H), Fulton Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Confederate Cemetery (1), South Oxford Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Oxford include: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (1), Avent Park (2), Stone Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: University of Mississippi - Rowan Oak Curator (Museums; Old Taylor Road), Literacy (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 401 Bramlett Boulevard), Callahan Bus Lines Inc (Tours & Charters; 739 Highway 7 South).

Hotels: Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (112 Heritage Drive), Oliver-Britt House Inn and Tea Room (512 Van Buren Avenue), Hampton Inn Oxford- MS (110 Heritage Drive), Oxford Days Inn (1101 Frontage Rd), Puddin Place (1008 University Avenue), Johnson's Inn (2305 Jackson Avenue West), Colonel's Quarters (20 County Road 413), The Tree House Bed and Breakfast (53 County Road 321), Comfort Inn Oxford (1808 Jackson Avenue West).

Courts: Lafayette County - Justice Court- Gordon Frances E Jcj (1219 Monroe Avenue), U S Government - District Court- Probation Service (911 Jackson Avenue East), U S Government - District Court (911 Jackson Avenue East), U S Government - District Court- Magistrate Judge-Visiting Chambers (911 Jackson Avenue East), Oxford City - City Hall- Municipal Court Clerk (107 Courthouse Square), U S Government - District Court- Jury Information (911 Jackson Avenue East), U S Government - District Court- District Judge-Visiting Chambers (911 Jackson Avenue East), U S Government - District Court- Clerk of Court (911 Jackson Avenue East), Lafayette County - Justice Court- McLarty Johnny W (Courthouse).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Oxford and their reported violations in the past:

CITY OF OXFORD (Population served: 12000, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-10-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-10-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-04-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2003)

ANCHOR WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 1740, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-15-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between DEC-30-2002 and JAN-30-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-30-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-19-2001 and DEC-31-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule

CAMPGROUND WATER ASSN (Population served: 1310, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and JUN-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-12-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and NOV-19-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-19-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and NOV-19-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-19-2002), St Compliance achieved (NOV-19-2003)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-1995 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1994 and DEC-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-26-1994), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1995)

One other older monitoring violation

HOPEWELL WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 925, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-12-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and SEP-13-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAR-10-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (JAN-07-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAR-10-2000)

LAFAYETTE SPRINGS WATER ASSN (Population served: 650, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between NOV-12-1998 and DEC-12-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-21-1998), St Public Notif received (JAN-11-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUL-12-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-12-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-12-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-19-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2004)

2 routine major monitoring violations

One other older monitoring violation

DENMARK WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 470, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between MAY-10-2002 and JUN-10-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-10-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-25-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-25-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-14-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-14-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-19-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2003)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-14-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2003)

COTTAGE POINTE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 64, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-25-2002 and AUG-25-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-25-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between MAY-22-2000 and JUN-22-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-22-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-05-2000), St Public Notif received (JUN-16-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between NOV-11-1999 and DEC-11-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-11-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1999), St Public Notif received (FEB-04-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and JUL-06-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-12-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-2003)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-19-2002)

4 other older monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Oxford that have no violations reported:

EAST OXFORD WATER ASSOCIATION (Population served: 1128, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
COLLEGE HILL WATER ASSN (Population served: 462, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
PUSKUS LAKE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.0 people
Mississippi:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	39.6%
Whole state:	71.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	31.1%
Whole state:	19.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	20.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oxford, MS

People in group quarters in Oxford

326 people in nursing homes
319 people in homes for the mentally retarded
125 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
64 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Oxford compared to Mississippi state average:

Oxford, Mississippi environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

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Arenas or stadiums:

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Capacity: 60,580. Ole Miss Rebels.
Tad Smith Coliseum. University of Mississippi.

Banks with most branches in Oxford (2009 data):

The First National Bank of Oxford: University Branch, North Lamar Branch, Medical Center Branch, Azalea Gardens Branch, The First National Bank Of Oxford. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $268.4 mil, Deposits: $230.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: First National Holding Company
Regions Bank: Oxford Branch, Eastgate Branch, Westside Motor Branch, Van Buren Branch. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Merchants and Farmers Bank: Tradewind Branch, Oxford Main Branch, Jackson Street Branch. Info updated 2007-01-11: Bank assets: $1,592.7 mil, Deposits: $1,261.8 mil, headquarters in Kosciusko, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 51 total offices, Holding Company: First M & F Corporation
Mechanics Bank: University Avenue Branch, West Jackson Branch, Eastgate Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $200.3 mil, Deposits: $137.7 mil, headquarters in Water Valley, MS, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Mechanics Banc Holding Company
BancorpSouth Bank: West Jackson Branch at 1929 Jackson Avenue West, branch established on 1997-09-22; Oxford Branch at 517 South Lamar Boulevard, branch established on 1960-01-01. Info updated 2007-07-18: Bank assets: $13,488.9 mil, Deposits: $9,668.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 298 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
Bank of Commerce: Oxford Branch at 1610 West Jackson Avenue, branch established on 2006-12-18; Bank Of Commerce Loan Production Off at 309 Lamar Street, branch established on 2005-05-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $211.3 mil, Deposits: $153.9 mil, headquarters in Greenwood, MS, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Commerce Bancorp, Inc
First National Bank of Clarksdale: University Avenue Branch at 3043 University Avenue, branch established on 2006-03-01; Bank Of Oxford- Jackson Avenue Branc at 2531 Jackson Avenue, branch established on 2007-06-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $288.3 mil, Deposits: $216.6 mil, headquarters in Clarksdale, MS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First Valley National Corp.
Oxford University Bank: West Jackson Avenue Branch at 2301 West Jackson Avenue, branch established on 2004-12-27; at 1550 University Avenue, branch established on 2000-11-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $85.8 mil, Deposits: $71.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Lafayette Bancorp, Inc.
Renasant Bank: Oxford Square Branch at 1106 Van Buren Avenue, branch established on 2007-05-31; Oxford Main Branch at 2527 Jackson Avenue West, branch established on 2005-08-08. Info updated 2007-07-10: Bank assets: $3,710.4 mil, Deposits: $2,349.5 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 63 total offices, Holding Company: Renasant Corporation

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Oxford, Mississippi

Ramada Inn - University - Oxford, W Jackson Ave, Oxford, MS 38655, Phone: (662) 234-7013
Best Western Oxford Inn - Oxford, Frontage Rd, Oxford, MS 38655, Phone: (662) 234-9500
Ole Miss Motel - Oxford, 1517 University Ave, Oxford, MS 38655, Phone: (662) 234-2424
Holiday Inn Express, 112 Heritage Dr, Oxford, MS 38655, Phone: (662) 236-2500
Comfort Inn, 1808 Jackson Ave W, Oxford, MS 38655, Phone: (662) 234-6000, Fax: (662) 281-0101
Hampton Inn, 110 Heritage Dr, Oxford, MS 38655, Phone: (662) 232-2442, Fax: (662) 513-0340
Downtown Oxford Inn & Suites, 400 N Lamar, Oxford, MS 38655, Phone: (662) 234-3031
Super 8 - Oxford, 2201 Jackson Avenue W, Oxford, MS 38655, Phone: (662) 234-7013, Fax: (662) 236-4378

All 8 fire-safe hotels and motels in Oxford, Mississippi

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Oxford mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (61%) Utility gas (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Oxford

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.24%

Here		47.2%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Episcopal Church	Churches of Christ
Adherents	52.9%	17.5%	10.4%	4.2%	4.2%
Congregations	36.8%	26.5%	1.5%	1.5%	10.3%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	LDS (Mormon) Church	American Baptist Association	Presbyterian Church in America	Other
Adherents	3.8%	1.4%	1.1%	1.0%	3.4%
Congregations	2.9%	1.5%	1.5%	2.9%	14.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	5	$15,580	$37,392	0	$0
Other Government Administration	16	$38,843	$29,132	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	2	$5,750	$34,500	4	$7,727
Police Protection - Officers	52	$177,303	$40,916	8	$3,253
Police - Other	9	$20,362	$27,149	0	$0
Firefighters	54	$167,924	$37,316	0	$0
Fire - Other	1	$2,978	$35,736	0	$0
Streets and Highways	11	$37,427	$40,829	1	$1,395
Solid Waste Management	33	$73,083	$26,576	0	$0
Sewerage	17	$51,214	$36,151	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	17	$42,759	$30,183	7	$3,361
Natural Resources	8	$14,840	$22,260	0	$0
Water Supply	11	$36,210	$39,502	0	$0
Transit	0	$0		1	$1,156
Other and Unallocable	19	$49,726	$31,406	0	$0
Totals for Government	255	$733,999	$34,541	21	$16,892

Oxford government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,516,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,461,000
Sewerage: $820,000

All Other: $153,000

Parks & Recreation: $13,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $2,100,000
General: $945,000

Fire Protection: $548,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $10,371,000
Police Protection: $2,426,000

Water Utilities: $2,210,000

Fire Protection: $1,988,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,412,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,330,000

Central Staff Services: $1,216,000

Regular Highways: $836,000

Parking Facilities: $680,000

Sewerage: $553,000

Financial Administration: $372,000

General - Other: $244,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $230,000

General Public Buildings: $165,000

Libraries: $141,000

Health Services - Other: $85,000

Housing & Community Development: $37,000

Air Transportation: $15,000
General - Interest on Debt: $117,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $575,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $406,000
All Other: $306,000

Housing & Community Development: $70,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $8,460,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,953,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $5,000,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,800,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $8,085,000
Other, NEC: $11,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $375,000
Other, NEC: $142,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $616,000
Interest Earnings: $278,000

Property Sale Other: $24,000

Special Assessments: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,747,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $11,984,000
Water Utilities: $3,277,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $118,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,687,000
All Other: $1,626,000
Tax - Property: $2,158,000
Other Selective Sales: $801,000

Public Utilities: $352,000

NEC: $266,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,387,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $508,000

11.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,134 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.06%
Mississippi average:	7.82%

0.72% of residents moved from foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Lafayette County: 0.72%
Mississippi average: 0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Panola County, MS	0.62% ($28,179 average AGI)
from Shelby County, TN	0.60% ($37,800)
from Yalobusha County, MS	0.47% ($22,780)

10.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,811 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.01%
Mississippi average:	8.35%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($178 average AGI)
Lafayette County: 0.12%
Mississippi average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Shelby County, TN	0.69% ($28,709 average AGI)
to DeSoto County, MS	0.53% ($40,523)
to Yalobusha County, MS	0.46% ($25,070)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oxford:

WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WGSF (1030 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMQM (1600 AM; 50 kW; LAKELAND, TN; Owner: WMQM, INC.)
WPLX (1170 AM; 10 kW; GERMANTOWN, TN; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WSAO (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SENATOBIA, MS; Owner: JESSE C. ROSS AND ERNESTINE A. ROSS)
WJCE (680 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: ENTERCOM MEMPHIS LICENSE, LLC)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KWAM (990 AM; 10 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oxford:

WUMS (92.1 FM; UNIVERSITY, MS; Owner: STUDENT MEDIA CENTER OF THE U. OF MS)
WQLJ (93.7 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WOXD (95.5 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMAV-FM (90.3 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
W214BL (90.7 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
WRBO (103.5 FM; COMO, MS; Owner: MEMPHIS III LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBLE (100.5 FM; BATESVILLE, MS; Owner: BATESVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WWMS (97.5 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: SAN-DOW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAVI (91.5 FM; OXFORD, MS; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WTNM (105.5 FM; WATER VALLEY, MS; Owner: TELESOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSYE (93.3 FM; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
WZLQ (98.5 FM; TUPELO, MS; Owner: SAN DOW BROADCASTING)
WWZD-FM (106.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCMR (94.5 FM; BRUCE, MS; Owner: RUSSELL A HUMPHREY & ROBERTA L EATON)

TV broadcast stations around Oxford:

WMAV-TV (Channel 18; OXFORD, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
WTVA (Channel 9; TUPELO, MS; Owner: WTVA, INC.)
WKDH (Channel 45; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: SOUTHERN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLOV-TV (Channel 27; WEST POINT, MS; Owner: LINGARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCBI-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Oxford fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 40
Total length: 226 meters (741ft)
Total costs: $4,006,000
Total average daily traffic: 383,375
Total average daily truck traffic: 31,009

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 1
1940-1949: 0
1950-1959: 0
1960-1969: 23
1970-1979: 2
1980-1989: 7
1990-1999: 2
2000-2009: 5

Fire: 281
Hazardous Condition: 57
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Oxford

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Oxford, MS

Oxford on our top lists:

#83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"

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