Size is not all that matters. But still, we would love to know how big Oxford in Mississippi is. Here is the answer:
Oxford, Mississippi covers an area of 42.6 square kilometers (16.45 square miles).
With 11,756 people living in Oxford that comes to a population density of 275.96 inhabitants per square kilometer (714.65 / sq mi)
As a reference: The 8,398,748 people living in New York City are crammed onto 1214 sq km (468.73 sq mi), which results into a population density of 6918 inhabitants per square kilometer (17918 / sq mi).
Oxford is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. 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.As of the 2010 US Census, the population was 18,916; the Census Bureau estimated the city’s 2018 population at 24,528. Oxford is the home of the University of Mississippi, founded in 1848, also commonly known as “Ole Miss”.
Cities with a similar size as Oxford
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Oxford, Mississippi, here you go:
- Plainview, Texas with a size of 35.73 square kilometers (35.73 sq mi), population: 22,194
- Spearfish, South Dakota with a size of 42.64 square kilometers (42.64 sq mi), population: 10,494
- Marion, Arkansas with a size of 53.16 square kilometers (53.16 sq mi), population: 12,345
- Villa Rica, Georgia with a size of 36.83 square kilometers (36.83 sq mi), population: 13,956
- McAlester, Oklahoma with a size of 42.27 square kilometers (42.27 sq mi), population: 17,783
- Cullman, Alabama with a size of 53.24 square kilometers (53.24 sq mi), population: 15,496
- Belton, Texas with a size of 52.03 square kilometers (52.03 sq mi), population: 18,216
- Springfield, Oregon with a size of 40.91 square kilometers (40.91 sq mi), population: 59,403
- Bowie, Maryland with a size of 49.34 square kilometers (49.34 sq mi), population: 54,727
- Gainesville, Texas with a size of 50.07 square kilometers (50.07 sq mi), population: 16,002
Cities with a similar population density as Oxford
Other cities that have a similar population density as Oxford, Mississippi are:
- Washington, Utah with a population density of 286 people per sq km (742 / sq mi).
- Leander, Texas with a population density of 344 people per sq km (891 / sq mi).
- Milton, Georgia with a population density of 322 people per sq km (834 / sq mi).
- Moultrie, Georgia with a population density of 330 people per sq km (854 / sq mi).
- Cookeville, Tennessee with a population density of 331 people per sq km (857 / sq mi).
- Marshall, Texas with a population density of 306 people per sq km (793 / sq mi).
- Lino Lakes, Minnesota with a population density of 235 people per sq km (609 / sq mi).
- Adelanto, California with a population density of 231 people per sq km (599 / sq mi).
- Santa Fe, Texas with a population density of 268 people per sq km (695 / sq mi).
- Athens, Texas with a population density of 256 people per sq km (663 / sq mi).
Cities with a similar population size as Oxford
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Oxford, Mississippi:
- East Bethel, Minnesota with a population of 11,626 people
- Chelsea, Alabama with a population of 10,183 people
- Jeannette, Pennsylvania with a population of 10,654 people
- Grandview, Washington with a population of 10,862 people
- Yankton, South Dakota with a population of 14,454 people
- Holly Hill, Florida with a population of 11,659 people
- The Dalles, Oregon with a population of 12,520 people
- Commerce, California with a population of 12,823 people
- Rochester, Michigan with a population of 12,711 people
- Saraland, Alabama with a population of 13,405 people
Cities with the same name “Oxford”
Same name but different game – do we have sister cities from other states:
- Oxford, Ohio with a population of 21,943 residents
- Oxford, Alabama with a population of 21,348 residents