| Official Name: | Oxford, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Newton |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.64 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.58 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.15 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2308 |
| Population Density Km2: | 413.81 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1071.99 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 33.6242°N -83.87°W |
| Elevation M: | 232 |
| Elevation Ft: | 761 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 30054 |
| Area Code: | 470/678/770 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-58744[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0332587[3] |
Oxford is a city in Newton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,308 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
It is the location of Oxford College of Emory University. Much of the city is part of the Oxford Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
Oxford was established as a town by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1839 as the birthplace of Oxford College of Emory University and incorporated as a city in 1914.[4] [5] The town was named after Oxford University, the alma mater of the founders of Oxford College.[6] The entire town is also designated as a shrine of the United Methodist Church. Additionally, Confederate soldiers are buried in a small cemetery on the grounds of Oxford College.
Properties in Oxford listed on the National Register of Historic Places include the Oxford Historic District and the Orna Villa, a mansion, which was built in 1825, which was used as a hospital during the American Civil War.
The Dukes of Hazzard filmed a car-jump scene on the grounds of the college, and other scenes around the town.[7]
Oxford is located at (33.624210, -83.869885).[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6sqmi, all land.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 878 | 38.04% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,141 | 49.44% | |
| Native American | 4 | 0.17% | |
| Asian | 24 | 1.04% | |
| Other/Mixed | 97 | 4.2% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 7.11% |