Oxford, Connecticut

Oxford, Connecticut
Oxford, Connecticut
Town
	Town of Oxford
	New Haven Rowing Club house in Oxford
	Seal
	Motto(s): "A Place to live, a town to love"
	Coordinates: 41°25′48″N 73°08′05″W / 41.43000°N 73.13472°W
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	New Haven
Region	Naugatuck Valley
Incorporated	1798
Government
• Type	Selectman-town meeting
• First Selectman	Temple, George
• Selectmen	Heather Haney, Arnold Jensen
Area
• Total	33.3 sq mi (86.3 km2)
• Land	32.7 sq mi (84.8 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation	705 ft (215 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	12,706
• Density	380/sq mi (150/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	06478
Area code(s)	203/475
FIPS code	09-58300
GNIS feature ID	0213486
Website	www.oxford-ct.gov

Oxford is a residential town located in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The population was 12,706 at the 2020 Census.^[2] Oxford is the 26th-wealthiest town in the state by median household income.^[3] Distinct settled areas in the town include Oxford Center, Quaker Farms, and Riverside. Oxford belongs to the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk Metropolitan Statistical Area, a subregion of the New York metropolitan area.

^ "Town of Oxford Connecticut Official Site". Town of Oxford Connecticut Official Site. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
^ "Census - Geography Profile: Oxford town, New Haven County, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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