Map of Oxford village, Michigan

Oxford is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,436 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Oxford Township. Located about 30 miles (48 km) north of Detroit, it is a northern suburb of the Metro Detroit region.

Oxford village overview:
Name:	Oxford village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Oakland County
Incorporated:	1876
Elevation:	1,056 ft (322 m)
Land Area:	1.26 sq mi (3.26 km²)
Water Area:	0.20 sq mi (0.52 km²)
Population Density:	2,773.63/sq mi (1,071.31/km²)
Area code:	248 and 810
FIPS code:	2662020
GNISfeature ID:	0634267

Online Interactive Map

Oxford online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Oxford location on the U.S. Map. Where is Oxford village. — Oxford location on the U.S. Map.

Oxford location on the Michigan map. Where is Oxford village. — Location of Oxford in Michigan.

History

During the early 19th century the northeast Oakland County area was largely avoided by the early settlers because it was believed to be nothing but impenetrable swamp land. The area was, at that time, nicknamed “The Barren Plains of Oxford.” It was called this primarily because of a report made in 1812 by the U.S. Surveyor General that described the area as a poor, barren, sandy land, on which scarcely any vegetation could grow with the exception of some very small scrubby oaks. It was concluded in the surveyors’ report that there was one acre out of one hundred that appeared to be eligible for cultivation. Any hope for crop production was thought to be preposterous. At this point, the area was deemed worthless, and discouragement of any hope for development by forthcoming settlers was inevitable.

Purchase of public land in what is now called Oxford was in 1823 by a man named Elbridge G. Deming. Soon after, the first person to settle in Oxford was a wolf trapper named Avery Brown. He made use of the land and gave some credibility to its value. It wasn’t long after that the first area post office was officially established in what was then known as Demingsburgh on May 2, 1834. Five years later, the name was officially changed to Oxford on January 15, 1839. Elbridge D. Deming was the first postmaster for Oxford, as the post office was located in his log home near the intersection of M-24 and Metamora Road.

On November 30, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at Oxford High School. Four people were killed, and seven others were injured, including an injured teacher. School attendance was very low that day, as rumors had spread earlier that week of a shooting being about to occur. Most of the students escaped into a nearby Meijer. The suspect, a 15-year-old sophomore student, reportedly fired between 15 and 20 bullets in a chemistry room and did not resist arrest.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.46 square miles (3.78 km), of which 1.26 square miles (3.26 km) is land and 0.20 square miles (0.52 km) (1.37%) is water.