Oxford County, Maine
Founding: 1805 Parent counties: Cumberland and York Namesake: Oxford, Massachusetts Seat: Paris Hill (1805–1895); South Paris (1895–) Land area: 2,077 square miles Population (2020): 57,777 Population (historic): 17,630 (1810); 38,351 (1840); 33,488 (1870); 32,238 (1900); 41,483 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1850; 1890–1960; 1970–2010 Subdivisions: Nine CDPs; 35 towns; four territories Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 8,462 (23.4%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 74.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 37% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.2% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,334 Average outbuilding value (1930): $838 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.1 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,078 Average farm size (1920): 43.8 acres _____________________________________________________________...