THE OXFORD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sebago-Ossipee Hills and Plains setting.
Oxford town has 38.7 square miles of land in Oxford County. Its Census reference point is in Sebago-Ossipee Hills and Plains, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Oxford and Oxford County
Oxford is associated with Oxford County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Oxford by land and water
The Census records 3.16 square miles of water within Oxford, or 7.5% of its total area. It is 3 percentage points higher than the 4.5% recorded for Oxford County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Oxford town has 4.7 times the land area of nearby Oxford CDP (8.29 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

