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The town was laid out by James Heaton on March 29 , 1810 , by the Ohio General Assembly 's order of February 6 , 1810 . It was established in R1ET5N of the Congress Lands in the southeast quarter of Section 22, the southwest corner of Section 23, the northwest corner of Section 26, and the northeast corner of Section 27. The original town consisted of 128 lots. The town was incorporated on February 23 , 1830 . A landmark of Oxford, the large green watertower, which dominated the uptown park and city skyline since the 1920's, was torn down in 1998 to make way for a bandstand. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 21,943 people, 5,870 households, and 2,066 families residing in the city. These figures include approximately 15,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students. The Population Density was 1,440.9/km&2 (3,734.4/mi&2). There were 6,134 housing units at an average density of 402.8/km&2 (1,043.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.20% White , 4.32% African American , 0.17% Native American , 2.42% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.48% from Other Races , and 1.39% from two or more races. 1.44% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 5,870 households out of which 16.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.8% were Married Couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 64.8% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.85. In the city the population was spread out with 8.3% under the age of 18, 66.8% from 18 to 24, 11.7% from 25 to 44, 8.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,164, and the median income for a family was $52,589. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $24,637 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $12,165. 43.7% of the population and 13.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 18.8% of those under the age of 18 and 8.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Historic population figures
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