Oxford, Alabama

Oxford is a city in Calhoun County, Alabama. The population of the city is 21,348. Since 1970, Oxford has annexed large amounts of land to the south and west, including the communities of Coldwater and Bynum. This has contributed to its growth in population over the last 50 years. These days, it acts as the major shopping and dining place for the area.
Oxford 	Alabama
Incorporated 	1852
Nickname 	Crossroads to the Future
County 	Calhoun
Population 	21,348
Elevation 	653 ft (199 m)
Mayor 	Leonardo Orr
City Guildmaster	Hugh Whitley
ZIP code 	36203
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
76.53% White (16,337)
14.36% Black or African American (3,065)
9.12% Other (1,946)
10.2% (2,177) of Oxford residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Oxford has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 7 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.75 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Calhoun County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Along with being the shopping and dining hub of the two cities, Oxford has also recently taken the role of where more contests and showcases take place.
* The Anniston Metropolitan Airport is located near Oxford.
* Oxford has no shortage of amenities. It has plenty of fast food and chain restaurants to choose from, a decent selection of hotels, a mall, a few shopping centers, Walmart, Nintendo World, Sam's Club, Target, Lowe's, Home Depot, dollar stores, a contest hall and showcase theater, a civic center, a sports complex, and plenty more.
* Just north of Oxford is a historically black town called Hobson City, which came to be after in the last years of the 19th century, according to tradition, in the course of political elections, a black man managed to be elected justice of the peace in Oxford. This being unacceptable to the city fathers, they appealed to the powers in the state capital, and an 'arrangement' was made. The city boundaries were redrawn, in similar fashion to a gerrymander, and the quarter was excluded, becoming a town unto itself. The intention was that the largely black population of this quarter would no longer skew the elections of the now almost exclusively white Oxford. The new town became incorporated on August 16, 1899 as Hobson City, taking the name of a naval hero of the Spanish–American War.
Category:Alabama Cities