Oxford, Mississippi

Oxford is a city in and the county seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi. The population of the city is 18,916. Founded in 1837, it was named after the British university city of Oxford in hopes of having the state university located there, which it did successfully attract. It has been home to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) since 1848.
Oxford 	Mississippi
Incorporated 	1841
County 	Lafayette
Population 	18,916
Elevation 	505 ft (154 m)
Mayor 	Jenson Nicholson
City Guildmaster	Taylor Blanchard
ZIP code 	38655
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
69.64% White (13,175)
23.48% Black or African American (4,441)
6.88% Other (1,300)
35.6% (6,734) of Oxford residents live below the poverty line, most of them being college students.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Oxford has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 18 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.09 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Lafayette County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* uring the Civil Rights Movement, Oxford drew national attention in the Ole Miss riot of 1962. State officials, including Governor Ross Barnett, prevented James Meredith, an African American, from enrolling at the University of Mississippi, even after the federal courts had ruled that he be admitted. In late September 1962, President John F. Kennedy, following secret face-saving negotiations with Barnett, ordered United States Marshals to accompany Meredith, while Barnett agreed to use Highway State Police to keep the peace. Thousands of armed "volunteers" flowed into the Oxford area. Meredith traveled to Oxford under armed guard to register, but riots by segregationists broke out in protest of his admittance. That evening, cars were burned, federal marshals were pelted with rocks, bricks and small arms fire, and university property was damaged by three thousand rioters. Two men were killed by gunshot wounds. The riot spread into adjacent areas of the city of Oxford. Order was finally restored to the campus with the early morning arrival of nationalized Mississippi National Guard and regular U.S. Army units, who camped in the City.
* More than 3,000 journalists came to Oxford on September 26, 2008 to cover the first presidential debate of 2008, which was held at the University of Mississippi.
* Asides the university, Oxford is home to a Lafayette-Yalobusha Center of Northwest Mississippi Community College. There's also plenty of amenities in Oxford as well. It has a few shopping centers, a municipal airport, plenty of fast food with a few chain restaurants, Walmart, Nintendo World, Home Depot, Belk, many hotels, a lot of local restaurants and bars, along with some other local businesses, Kroger, some car dealerships, a country club, a cinema, and some other things.
* The North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with the University of Mississippi, with classes held on campus.
* Oxford is home to the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi's School of Pharmacy. The Center is the only facility in the United States that is federally licensed to cultivate marijuana for scientific research, and to distribute it to medical marijuana patients.
Category:Mississippi Cities