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Oxford County, Maine

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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 _____________________________________________________________...