Oxford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,347 as of the 2020 United States Census. Present day Oxford and the areas surrounding it were inhabited for thousands of years before European colonization. Although archaeological sites exist in Central Massachusetts dating back to the Paleoindian period there ar…
Oxford is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,347 as of the 2020 United States Census. Present day Oxford and the areas surrounding it were inhabited for thousands of years before European colonization. Although archaeological sites exist in Central Massachusetts dating back to the Paleoindian period there are much more abundant archaeological remains starting in the period from 6500 to 3000 years before present, including an arrowhead identified in Oxford Massachusetts. An arrowhead collected at an archaeological site in Oxford has been radiocarbon dated to 2990 ± 155 years before present.
Elevation: 508 ft (155 m)
Country: United States
State: Massachusetts
County: Worcester
Settled: 1687
Incorporated: 1713
ZIP Codes: 01537 (North Oxford) · 01540 (Oxford) · 01542 (Rochdale)
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