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Population: 876. Estimated population in July 2024: 806 (-8.0% change)
Males: 430 (49.1%), Females: 446 (50.9%)

Furnas County

Zip code: 68967

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.7 years
Median household income: $33,490
Median house value: $39,400

Population by Race

Races in Oxford:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (39.6%), Irish (14.2%), United States (12.4%), Swedish (8.9%), English (7.8%), Czech (4.2%).

Elevation: 2075 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oxford

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oxford village

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 12.6%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -74 (-7.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oxford:

  • HARLAN COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 21 miles; ALMA, NE)
  • PHELPS MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 22 miles; HOLDREGE, NE)
  • NORTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; NORTON, KS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oxford:

  • KEARNEY MUNI (about 55 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Abbreviation: EAR)
  • MC COOK MUNI (about 66 miles; MC COOK, NE; Abbreviation: MCK)
  • HASTINGS MUNI (about 88 miles; HASTINGS, NE; Abbreviation: HSI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oxford:

  • ARAPAHOE MUNI (about 20 miles; ARAPAHOE, NE; Abbreviation: 37V)
  • ALMA MUNICIPAL (about 24 miles; ALMA, NE; Abbreviation: 4D9)
  • BREWSTER FIELD (about 25 miles; HOLDREGE, NE; Abbreviation: HDE)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oxford:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 57 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 143 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 182 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 193 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 206 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)

Schools

Public high school in Oxford:

  • SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH (Students: 258; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Oxford:

  • SO VALLEY ELEM AT OXFORD (Students: 107; Grades: PK – 06)
  • SCH FOR THE TR MENTALLY HDCP (Students: 7; Grades: PK – 12)

Libraries

Library in Oxford:

  • OXFORD MUNICIPAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $39,957; Location: 411 OGDEN STREET; 8,399 books; 213 audio materials; 860 video materials; 21 serial subscriptions)

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