A British double-decker bus and the Confederate battle jack (incorporated in the Mississippi state flag) make for an odd juxtaposition on the north side of the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Mississippi, during the 2007 Double Decker Festival.

Oxford is the county seat^GR6 of Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. The population is currently about 19,000, due to a recent annexation of five square miles of Lafayette County in all directions.[1] Oxford is the home of the University of Mississippi, founded in 1848, also known as "Ole Miss". Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2848 × 2134 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (2848 × 2134 pixel, file size: 1. ... Lafayette County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. ...

Oxford has been named by USA Today as one of the top 6 college towns in the nation and is included in The Best 100 Small Towns in America. Lafayette County consistently leads the state rankings in the lowest unemployment rate per quarter. Both Oxford city and Lafayette County school systems are consistently ranked as "5-star" systems; the highest rating available. USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. ...

Geography

Oxford is located at 34°21′35″N, 89°31′34″W (34.359837, -89.526242).^GR1 Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.8 km² (10.0 mi²). 25.8 km² (10.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.10% is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

The land is hilly in places but is generally level. To the southwest is the Mississippi Delta. The shared flood plain of the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers The Mississippi Delta is the distinct northwest section of the state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 11,756 people, 5,327 households, and 2,109 families residing in the city. The population density was 455.3/km² (1,179.1/mi²). There were 6,137 housing units at an average density of 237.7/km² (615.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.01% White, 20.95% African American, 0.12% Native American, 2.68% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 5,327 households out of which 17.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.9% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 60.4% were non-families. 37.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.78. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 14.9% under the age of 18, 31.6% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 13.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,526, and the median income for a family was $45,700. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $22,284 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,672. About 11.6% of families and 31.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Education

The City of Oxford is served by the Oxford School District. The Oxford School District is a public school district based in Oxford, Mississippi (USA). ...

Health care

• Baptist Memorial Hospital - North Mississippi

Oxford is home to the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi's School of Pharmacy. The Center is the the only facility in the United States that is federally licensed to cultivate marijuana for scientific research. The plants grown at this facility are used for research purposes and a small amount are prescribed to the dozen or so patients in the U.S. who are allowed medicinal marijuana for medical purposes. A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ...

Other facts

William Faulkner's Underwood Universal Portable typewriter in his office at Rowan Oak (see below), which is now maintained by the University of Mississippi in Oxford as a museum.

Rowan Oak

• William Faulkner adopted Oxford as his hometown after moving to Oxford at the age of three with his family from nearby New Albany. Oxford is the model for the city "Jefferson" in his fiction, and Lafayette County, Mississippi was used as the model for his fictional Yoknapatawpha County. His former home, Rowan Oak, now owned by The University of Mississippi and recently remodeled, is a favorite tourist attraction in Oxford. Several members of Faulkner's family still live in the Oxford and Lafayette County area.
• John Grisham also has a home in Oxford. He received a J.D. from the University of Mississippi in 1981 and practiced law in the Southaven, Mississippi area for ten years before retiring from practicing law. He and his family relocated to Oxford as his writing career took off in the early 1990s.
• Bob Dylan wrote a song called "Oxford Town," which was included on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. The song was about the violent events surrounding the admission of James Meredith into the University of Mississippi, culminating in riots late on the evening of Sunday, September 30, 1962, in which two men, a French journalist sent to cover the events and a Lafayette County resident, were killed by stray bullets. Meredith's impending registration at the university, brought on by his win in a federal lawsuit for equal access to education in his home state, sparked widespread unrest and rioting. During the riot cars were burned, university property was damaged, and United States Marshalls ordered to protect Meredith's right to register were pelted with bricks, rocks, and fired upon with stray bullets as they established a line in front of The Lyceum, the main admissions and registration building on the campus. After a long night of fierce battle between National Guard troops, State Highway patrolmen, United States Marshalls, university students, and outside agitators, order was restored to the campus with the early morning arrival of the U. S. Army onto the campus and surrounding town. President John F. Kennedy mobilized the Army and ordered them onto the campus and surrounding community early on the evening of the riot, but poor communication and crossed orders resulted in a delay for their arrival in force until the following morning (Monday, October 1) Meredith enrolled that morning without incident and attended for the rest of the school year, graduating in August 1963 with a degree in history. Dylan played a memorable concert at the Tad Smith Coliseum on the Ole Miss campus in November 1990, which included a performance of the song Oxford Town.
• Authors Barry Hannah, Curtis Wilkie, Jane Ann Mullen, and Tom Franklin are among the many authors who live in Oxford. Deceased authors Larry Brown and Willie Morris also called Oxford home. Richard Ford has lived in Oxford for an extended period also, but currently lives in Maine.
• Oxford has many times been called the art center of the south with famous artists calling it home such as Glennray Tutor, a world famous artist who specializes in photorealism and has had his artwork shown around the world as well as featured in art magazines and television shows such as Seinfeld; Jere Allen, widely regarded as one of the best portrait painters in the world; Paula Temple, an expressionistic painter with a surreal twist and Wings Cancer Foundation artist of the year who was also a guest on the Rosie O'Donnell show in 1999 and sculptor William Beckwith calling Oxford home. Deceased primitive artist Theora Hamblett lived in Oxford as well.
• Nationally recognized poets Beth Ann Fennelly, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Louis E. Bourgeois, and J. E. Pitts also live in Oxford.
• Oxford is also home to VOX Journal, an independent literary journal that publishes one large issue each year in April. VOX was founded and is edited by poet Louis E. Bourgeois and writer and artist J. E. Pitts.
• Actress Joey Lauren Adams, who appeared in such films as Mallrats and Chasing Amy, currently resides in Oxford. Oxford has been host to many films, including Intruder in the Dust (1949, based on the Faulkner novel), Heart of Dixie (1989), The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992), and parts of The People vs. Larry Flynt (1997). The picturesque town square has often appeared in many commercials for both national and regional products.
• The town square, called "The Square," is the geographic and cultural center of the city. Some restaurants on the square include The Blind Pig Pub,The Longshot, Proud Larry's, Jubilee, Ajax, Boure', The Rib Cage, Pearl Street Pasta, Parrish Baker Pub, City Grocery, and Downtown Grill. The Square is filled with many other restaurants, clothing stores, specialty stores, and professional offices.
• The J. E. Neilson Co. located on the southeast corner of the square is the South's oldest documented store. Founded as a trading post in 1839, Neilson's continues to anchor the Oxford square. When the Great Depression hit Oxford and most of the banks in town closed, Neilson's acted as a surrogate bank for university employees, who needed to cash their checks to pay living expenses.
• Square Books, a local bookstore founded in 1979, is consistently ranked among the best independent bookstores in the country. The store's owner, Richard Howorth, is currently in his second term as mayor of Oxford. A sister store, Off Square Books, which is several doors down the street to the east, deals in used and remainder books and is the venue for a radio show called Thacker Mountain Radio that is broadcast state-wide on Mississippi Public Broadcasting. The show often draws comparisons to Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion for its mix of author readings and musical guests. A third store, Square Books Jr., deals exclusively in children's books and educational toys.
• Oxford has had a thriving and diverse music scene for many years, often drawing comparisons to other college towns with large musical scenes, such as Chapel Hill, North Carolina, or Athens, Georgia. Oxford's relatively close proximity to large music cities such as Memphis, New Orleans, and Nashville, make it a regular stop for most of the current musicians and bands who tour on a regular basis. Artists like Garrison Starr and bands such as The Hilltops, Blue Mountain, The Neckbones, The Cooters, Kudzu Kings, Beanland, and members of Widespread Panic have all called Oxford home. Oxford is also the home of the renegade blues label Fat Possum Records, who released records by blues legends R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough, as well as The Black Keys. Johnny Marr, former guitarist for The Smiths and current member of Modest Mouse bought a home in Oxford but no longer lives in it. Former Derek and the Dominos member Bobby Whitlock lived in Oxford where he had a ranch and his own studio. Luther Dickinson and his brother Cody, who formed The North Mississippi Allstars, grew up just outside Oxford. Their father, Jim Dickinson, works as a session musician and producer for a variety of music acts. Mr. Dickinson has played keyboards on many notable albums in the history of rock, including Bob Dylan's Time Out of Mind and The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers.
• Honest Tune Music Magazine is based in Oxford.
• Musicians Modest Mouse, Elvis Costello, The Hives, and Counting Crows have recorded albums at Sweet Tea Recording Studio in Oxford. Dennis Herring, the owner of Sweet Tea, has received a Grammy award for his work with blues great Buddy Guy.
• Oxford has hosted the Oxford Film Festival for the last four years. This festival is quickly becoming a "must-attend" event for regional and national filmmakers, actors, and movie buffs.
• CBS News Correspondent, Sharyn Alfonsi who covered the war in Iraq and Israel, attended school in Oxford. She was an Ole Miss Beauty and Faulkner scholar.
• Interior Secretary Jacob Thompson owned a manor called "Home Place" in Oxford that was burned down during the Civil War by Union troops in 1864. A historical marker stands on the spot it once stood. Many other houses in the general area and within the city limits date from before and just after The Civil War era.
• Taylor Grocery, which is south of Oxford, is known world-wide for its fried catfish dinners and its motto: "Eat or We Both Starve." Taylor, Mississippi, where Taylor Grocery is located, has become a thriving arts community in the last ten years.

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Area Churches

• Burns United Methodist Church
• Clear Creek Missionary Church
• Christ Presbyterian Church
• College Hill Presbyterian Church
• First Baptist Church
• First Presbyterian Church
• North Oxford Baptist Church
• Oxford Church of Christ
• Oxford-University United Methodist Church
• Peace Lutheran Church
• Second Baptist Church
• St. John's Catholic Church
• St. Peter's Episcopal Church
• Pine Bluff Church of Christ
• "Mount Hope Missionsary Baptist Church Taylor Mississippi"

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External links

• Oxford-Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce
• City of Oxford Official Website
• Oxford Civic Chorus Oxford Civic Chorus Web Site
• Oxford Tourism Council
• The University of Mississippi
• Yoknapatawpha Arts Council
• Oxford Conference Center
• Oxford travel guide from Wikitravel
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Area newspapers

• The Oxford Eagle
• The Local Voice, The Local Newspaper for the Community, by the Community
• The Daily Mississippian, the student newspaper of The University of Mississippi.
• Go Oxford, Community website covering Oxford Mississippi

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Larger Cities	Biloxi | Clarksdale | Clinton | Columbus | Greenville | Gulfport | Hattiesburg | Jackson | Meridian | Olive Branch | Pascagoula | Pearl | Ridgeland | Southaven | Starkville | Tupelo | Vicksburg This article is about the U.S. state. ... Biloxi Lighthouse (of 1848) Biloxi () is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the U.S.. The 2000 census recorded the population as 50,644. ... Clarksdale is a city in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. ... Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. ... Columbus is a city in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States] on the Tombigbee River. ... Greenville is a city located in Washington County, Mississippi. ... Location of Gulfport in the State of Mississippi Coordinates: , Country United States State Mississippi County Harrison Founded Incorporated Government  - Mayor Brent Warr Area  - City  64. ... Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Hinds, Madison, and Rankin Founded 1822 Government  - Mayor Frank Melton Area  - City  106. ... Meridian is a city located in, and the county seat of, Lauderdale County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Olive Branch is a city located in DeSoto County, Mississippi. ... Pascagoula Refinery SkylineU.S. Route 90 Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. ... Pearl is a city located in Rankin County, Mississippi. ... Ridgeland is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Starkville is a city in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States. ... Tupelo (IPA: [tu:pÉ™lo]) is the largest city and county seat within Lee County, Mississippi. ... Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi. ...
Smaller Cities	Bay St. Louis | Brandon | Brookhaven | Canton | Cleveland | Corinth | Gautier | Greenwood | Grenada | Horn Lake | Indianola | Itta Bena | Laurel | Long Beach | Madison | McComb | Moss Point | Natchez | Ocean Springs | Oxford | Pass Christian | Picayune | Waveland | West Hattiesburg (Oak Grove) | West Point | Yazoo City // Aberdeen, Mississippi Amory, Mississippi Bay St. ... Bay Saint Louis is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi. ... Brandon is stupid. ... Brookhaven is a city located in Lincoln County, Mississippi. ... Canton is a city located in Madison County, Mississippi. ... Cleveland is a city in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. ... Corinth is a city located in Alcorn County, Mississippi. ... Gautier (go-Chay) is a city along the Gulf of Mexico, west of Pascagoula, in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. ... Greenwood is situated in Leflore County, Mississippi at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta, approximately 96 miles north of Jackson, Mississippi, and 130 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. ... Horn Lake is a city located in DeSoto County, Mississippi. ... Indianola is a city in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States. ... Itta Bena is a city in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. ... Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Long Beach is a city located in Harrison County, Mississippi. ... Madison is a city located in Madison County, Mississippi. ... McComb is a city located in Pike County, Mississippi, about 80 miles south of Jackson, just off of I-55. ... Moss Point is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. ... Melrose, an antebellum home in Natchez, Mississippi. ... Location of city of Ocean Springs, Mississippi (right) on the Gulf of Mexico Ocean Springs is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, about 2 miles east of Biloxi. ... Pass Christian (pronounce [1]) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, along the Gulf of Mexico. ... Picayune is the largest city in Pearl River County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... Waveland is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico. ... West Hattiesburg is the portion of Hattiesburg, Mississippi located in Lamar County, Mississippi. ... West Point is a city in Clay County, Mississippi, United States. ... Yazoo City is a city in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States. ...
Counties	Adams | Alcorn | Amite | Attala | Benton | Bolivar | Calhoun | Carroll | Chickasaw | Choctaw | Claiborne | Clarke | Clay | Coahoma | Copiah | Covington | DeSoto | Forrest | Franklin | George | Greene | Grenada | Hancock | Harrison | Hinds | Holmes | Humphreys | Issaquena | Itawamba | Jackson | Jasper | Jefferson | Jefferson Davis | Jones | Kemper | Lafayette | Lamar | Lauderdale | Lawrence | Leake | Lee | Leflore | Lincoln | Lowndes | Madison | Marion | Marshall | Monroe | Montgomery | Neshoba | Newton | Noxubee | Oktibbeha | Panola | Pearl River | Perry | Pike | Pontotoc | Prentiss | Quitman | Rankin | Scott | Sharkey | Simpson | Smith | Stone | Sunflower | Tallahatchie | Tate | Tippah | Tishomingo | Tunica | Union | Walthall | Warren | Washington | Wayne | Webster | Wilkinson | Winston | Yalobusha | Yazoo List of Mississippi counties: Adams County Alcorn County Amite County Attala County Benton County Bolivar County Calhoun County Carroll County Chickasaw County Choctaw County Claiborne County Clarke County Clay County Coahoma County Copiah County Covington County DeSoto County Forrest County Franklin County George County Greene County Grenada County Hancock County... link titlelink title Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Alcorn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Amite County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Attala County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Benton County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Bolivar County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Calhoun County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Carroll County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Chickasaw County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Choctaw County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Claiborne County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Clarke County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Coahoma County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Copiah County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Covington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... DeSoto County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Forrest County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Franklin County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... George County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Greene County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Hancock County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Harrison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Hinds County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Holmes County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Humphreys County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Issaquena County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Itawamba County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Jackson County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Jefferson Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Kemper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Lafayette County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Lamar County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Lauderdale County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Leake County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Lee County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Leflore County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Lowndes County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Madison County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Marion County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Marshall County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Neshoba County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Newton County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Noxubee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Oktibbeha County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Panola County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Pearl River County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Perry County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Pike County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Pontotoc County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Prentiss County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Quitman County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Rankin County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Scott County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Sharkey County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Simpson County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Smith County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Stone County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Sunflower County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Tallahatchie County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Tate County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Tippah County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Tishomingo County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Tunica County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Union County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Walthall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ... Warren County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Wayne County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Webster County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Wilkinson County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Winston County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Yalobusha County is a county located in the state of Mississippi. ... Yazoo County is a county located in the Mississippi Delta region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. ...