Oxford County, Maine

Oxford County
County
Strathglass Building at Rumford, Maine.
Location within the U.S. state of Maine
Maine's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°19′28″N 70°42′19″W / 44.324516°N 70.705177°W / 44.324516; -70.705177
Country	United States
State	Maine
Founded	1805
Named for	Oxford, Massachusetts
Seat	Paris
Largest town	Rumford
Area
• Total	2,176 sq mi (5,640 km2)
• Land	2,077 sq mi (5,380 km2)
• Water	99 sq mi (260 km2)  4.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	57,777
• Estimate  (2021)	58,629
• Density	27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	oxfordcounty.org

Oxford County is a county in the state of Maine, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the county had a population of 57,777.^[1] Its county seat is the town of Paris.^[2] The county was formed on March 4, 1805, by the Massachusetts General Court in the Maine District from northerly portions of York and Cumberland counties. It borders the Canadian province of Quebec. Part of Oxford County is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area while a different part of Oxford County is included in the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area.