Oxford, North Carolina
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1850	669	—
1860	878	31.2%
1870	916	4.3%
1880	1,349	47.3%
1890	2,907	115.5%
1900	2,059	−29.2%
1910	3,018	46.6%
1920	3,606	19.5%
1930	4,101	13.7%
1940	3,991	−2.7%
1950	6,685	67.5%
1960	6,978	4.4%
1970	7,178	2.9%
1980	7,709	7.4%
1990	7,913	2.6%
2000	8,338	5.4%
2010	8,461	1.5%
2016 (est.)	8,830	[1]	4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

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