Population60,346 (July 1, 2025 Census estimate)
Historic Hilltops And A Changing County Center
Oxford County, MaineOxford County’s civic history is closely tied to Paris, while its wider geography reaches the Quebec border. Paris Hill and South Paris reveal different chapters of the county seat’s development, giving visitors a concrete way to follow changes in government and community life. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated 60,346 residents in Oxford County, Maine, on July 1, 2025.
Oxford County at a Glance
Population60,346 (July 1, 2025 Census estimate)
County SeatParis
Largest MunicipalityRumford
Established1805 (organized; NACo County Explorer)
Total Area, Including Water2,175.755 square miles, including water (2020 Census geography)
Major RoutesU.S. 2 · U.S. 302 · ME 26
Area Codes207
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Oxford County
Oxford County was established in 1805 from parts of York and Cumberland counties. Paris, incorporated as a town in 1793, became its shire town. County offices were originally associated with Paris Hill before moving to South Paris, where a courthouse was built in 1895. The change links two parts of the same town to different periods of public life. It also provides a useful reminder that a county seat can evolve without changing its town identity.
Build a visit around the relationship between Paris Hill and South Paris, using local historical resources to understand the move of county offices. The county's regional airport is in the separate town of Oxford, so keep town names distinct when planning directions. Beyond the civic center, Oxford County stretches toward Quebec. Choosing destinations by town helps keep a broader county itinerary realistic and gives each community room for its own story. Grafton Notch State Park includes accessible roadside destinations as well as demanding mountain routes. Places such as Screw Auger Falls and Moose Cave introduce the notch's geological character without requiring the same commitment as a mountain hike. Decide which kind of visit you want before setting out. Use the park's maps and conditions information to distinguish short scenic stops from routes that require substantial time and preparation. The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel looks beneath the landscape through minerals, gems and meteorites. It offers a different perspective on western Maine from the trails and mountain views outside: objects and interpretation connect local geology with material from beyond Earth. Read the museum's current visitor information and allow time for the exhibits, especially if minerals or the region's geological history are a particular interest. Bethel’s mineral collections and Grafton Notch’s rock formations offer related views of geology at very different scales. The museum can add context to a later outdoor exploration.
What Shapes Us
Place And Character
Paris Hill and South Paris reveal different chapters of the county seat's development, giving visitors a concrete way to follow changes in government and community life.
The Local Story
Oxford County was established in 1805 from parts of York and Cumberland counties. Paris, incorporated as a town in 1793, became its shire town.
Explore The County
Build a visit around the relationship between Paris Hill and South Paris, using local historical resources to understand the move of county offices.
Follow the hills and discover where local history moved.
A Closer Look
Oxford County
Places and perspectives from Oxford County
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County Resources
Find the Right Local Connection
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Government
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Maine Legislature — Find legislators, bills and legislative schedules.
Secretary of State — Access elections, records and business services.
Maine Revenue Services — Find state tax forms and taxpayer contacts.
Maine Ethics Commission — Find campaign-finance reporting and ethics information.
Maine Attorney General — Find consumer assistance and state legal office contacts.
Maine State Archives — Research historical government records and archival holdings.
Maine open government — Find the public-records request process and agency contacts.
Maine Governor — Find executive office contact information and announcements.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Schools
Local services for Oxford County
UMaine Cooperative Extension — Oxford County — Local education, youth programs and resources for farms, gardens and families. Browse the county office’s current offerings.
Public school contacts
Selected local schools from the NCES 2024-2025 directory. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment, attendance boundaries and current services; this is not a complete school list.
Andover Elementary School – Elementary; grades PK-05. 85 Pine St., Andover, ME 04216. 207-392-4381.
Buckfield Jr-Sr High School – High; grades 07-12. 160 Morrill Street, Buckfield, ME 04220. 207-336-2151.
Hebron Station School – Elementary; grades PK-06. 884 Station Road, Hebron, ME 04238. 207-966-3323.
Crescent Park School – Elementary; grades PK-05. 19 Crescent Lane, Bethel, ME 04217. 207-824-2839.
Sacopee Valley Elementary School – Elementary; grades PK-03. 213 South Hiram, Hiram, ME 04041. 207-625-8117.
Dirigo High School – High; grades 09-12. 145 Weld Street, Dixfield, ME 04224. 207-562-4251.
Brownfield Denmark Elementary School – Elementary; grades KG-04. 637 West Main Street, Denmark, ME 04022. 207-452-2360.
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Maine Department of Education — Find public education programs and state guidance.
Maine school directory — Locate schools and school administrative units.
Maine special education — Find special education supports and family resources.
Maine adult education — Find local adult learning and diploma programs.
Maine community colleges — Explore certificates, associate degrees and workforce education.
University of Maine System — Compare public university campuses and programs.
Finance Authority of Maine — Find student financial-aid and education-financing information.
Maine career and technical education — Explore secondary career and technical education pathways.
Maine Parent Federation — Find family support and education information concerning disabilities.
Maine homeschooling — Find home-instruction requirements and notice forms.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Hospitals
Local hospital contacts
Facility contacts from the CMS Hospital General Information directory, updated July 22, 2026. Contact the facility directly to confirm current services and appointment arrangements.
Mainehealth Stephens Hospital – Critical Access Hospitals. 181 Main Street, Norway, ME 04268. 207-743-5933.
Rumford Hospital – Critical Access Hospitals. 420 Franklin Street, Rumford, ME 04276. 207-369-1000.
Additional Maine and national services
Service areas and destinations vary. Check the provider’s location or route before planning a visit; this list includes resources elsewhere in Maine.
MaineHealth — Locate hospitals, practices and services within the MaineHealth system.
Northern Light Health — Find Northern Light hospitals, providers and locations.
Central Maine Healthcare — Locate Central Maine Healthcare hospitals and clinical services.
Maine Hospital Association — Find Maine hospital-system information and hospital contacts.
Maine hospital quality information — Compare reported healthcare quality and cost information.
Medicare Care Compare — Search hospitals and other Medicare providers by location.
HRSA health center finder — Locate community health centers by address or town.
Maine CDC — Find public-health programs and current health notices.
MaineCare — Find MaineCare coverage information and member contacts.
VA Maine Healthcare — Find VA care locations and veteran patient services.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Public Safety
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Maine State Police — Find State Police offices and public information.
Maine Department of Public Safety — Find state public-safety bureaus and contacts.
Maine Warden Service — Find wildlife-law-enforcement information and regional contacts.
Maine Marine Patrol — Find coastal enforcement offices and marine safety information.
Maine Fire Marshal — Find fire-safety, inspection and investigation resources.
Maine road conditions — Check reported road incidents and travel conditions.
Maine consumer protection — Find consumer complaint guidance and fraud resources.
Maine highway safety — Find traffic-safety education and programs.
Maine corrections — Find corrections facilities and public contact information.
Maine 911 — Learn how the state emergency calling system works.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Emergency Services
Local services for Oxford County
Oxford County Emergency Management Agency — County preparedness and emergency-planning information.
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Maine Emergency Management Agency — Find statewide emergency updates and preparedness information.
National Weather Service Gray — Read official forecasts and warnings for southern and western Maine.
National Weather Service Caribou — Read official forecasts and warnings for northern and eastern Maine.
211 Maine — Find community assistance and referrals by need and location.
American Red Cross Northern New England — Find regional disaster assistance and preparedness programs.
Ready.gov — Build household emergency plans and supply kits.
FEMA disaster assistance — Check assistance options for federally declared disasters.
Poison Control — Find poison-exposure assistance and prevention information.
Maine emergency medical services — Find Maine EMS system information and contacts.
Maine Forest Service — Find wildfire prevention and forest-protection information.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
State Parks
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Maine park finder — Find state parks, historic sites and public lands.
State parks overview — Compare coastal, lakeside and mountain park settings.
Park day-use fees — Check current day-use fees before visiting.
Camping reservation guidance — Find the official state-park campsite reservation process.
Park campground fees — Compare campsite fees and special camping charges.
Group camping — Find designated group-camping locations and arrangements.
RV and camper information — Check campground facilities and RV planning information.
Baxter State Park — Plan a visit using the park's own reservations and rules.
Acadia National Park — Plan visits to Maine's national park; it is not a state park.
Maine conservation lands maps — Find official state and conservation mapping tools.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Trails
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Maine Appalachian Trail Club — Find Maine Appalachian Trail stewardship and trail information.
Appalachian Trail Conservancy — Review Appalachian Trail maps, alerts and trip-planning guidance.
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands — Find trails on state-managed lands and current park notices.
Acadia carriage roads — Plan walking and cycling on Acadia's shared carriage roads.
Baxter State Park hiking — Check trail access, reservations and seasonal rules before hiking.
Maine Island Trail Association — Find coastal island-trail membership and stewardship information.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust — Find coastal preserves and property-specific visitor guidance.
Maine Audubon sanctuaries — Find sanctuary trails and wildlife-watching destinations.
Maine land trusts — Find land trusts and their preserve information across Maine.
Maine weather warnings — Check the forecast and warnings for the trail's location.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Utilities
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Maine Public Utilities Commission — Find regulated utility contacts and consumer assistance.
Maine Office of Public Advocate — Find independent guidance about utility bills and rates.
Efficiency Maine — Explore energy-efficiency programs and available incentives.
MaineHousing heating assistance — Find heating-assistance programs and application contacts.
Maine broadband authority — Find statewide broadband projects and connectivity programs.
Maine utility assistance — Find utility complaint assistance and consumer-service contacts.
Versant Power — Check service and outage information within Versant's territory.
Summit Natural Gas of Maine — Check natural-gas service availability and customer contacts.
Maine Drinking Water Program — Find public-water oversight and drinking-water information.
Dig Safe — Arrange utility marking before eligible excavation work.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Libraries
Local library contacts
Locations and public phone numbers are from the IMLS FY2024 Public Libraries Survey. Call the branch to confirm current hours and services before visiting.
Andover Public Library – 46 Church Street, Andover, ME 04216. 207-392-4841.
Bethel Library Assn. – 6 Broad Street, Bethel, ME 04217. 207-824-2520.
Brownfield Public Library – 216 Main Street, Brownfield, ME 04010. 207-935-3003.
Whitman Memorial Library – 28 South Main Street, Bryant Pond, ME 04219. 207-665-2505.
Zadoc Long Free Library – 5 Turner Street, Buckfield, ME 04220. 207-336-2171.
Denmark Public Library – 121 East Main Street, Denmark, ME 04022. 207-452-2200.
Ludden Memorial Library – 42 Main Street, Dixfield, ME 04224. 207-562-8838.
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Maine State Library — Find library services, research assistance and statewide resources.
Maine library directory — Locate public and other libraries by community.
Digital Maine Library — Access statewide online research databases.
Digital Maine repository — Explore digitized Maine documents and historical collections.
Maine InfoNet — Find shared library catalogs and borrowing services.
MaineCat catalog — Search participating Maine library collections.
Maine Memory Network — Explore historical photographs and records from Maine institutions.
Maine Historical Society — Find historical research collections and library access information.
Library of Congress — Search national digitized collections, maps and manuscripts.
National Archives — Find federal archival records and research guidance.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Courts
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Maine Judicial Branch — Find Maine courts, calendars and court-system information.
Maine court locations — Locate the court serving a town or case type.
Maine court forms — Find official court forms and instructions.
Maine court help — Find court-process information and self-help materials.
Maine electronic filing — Check e-filing availability and access to electronic court systems.
Maine jury service — Find jury-service instructions and contact information.
Maine probate courts — Find participating county probate-court services.
U.S. District Court for Maine — Find federal district-court locations and procedures.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Maine — Find federal bankruptcy-court forms and filing information.
Pine Tree Legal Assistance — Find civil legal-aid information and eligibility contacts.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
DMV
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Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles — Find official driver and vehicle services.
BMV branch locations — Locate an office and check available services.
Maine driver licensing — Find licensing requirements and driver-service information.
Maine vehicle registration fees — Check the official vehicle-registration fee schedules.
Maine vehicle titles — Find title applications and ownership-document requirements.
Maine REAL ID — Check official REAL ID documentation requirements.
Maine license renewal — Find driver-license renewal options.
Maine disability plates and placards — Find mobility-parking application information.
Maine passenger vehicle registration — Find passenger-vehicle registration requirements.
Maine registration renewal — Find renewal guidance and online eligibility information.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Transportation
Local services for Oxford County
Western Maine Transportation Services — Find western Maine bus connections. Southern Oxford towns may fall in MaineDOT Region 8; check your town before booking.
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Service areas and destinations vary. Check the provider’s location or route before planning a visit; this list includes resources elsewhere in Maine.
Maine Department of Transportation — Find transportation projects, travel information and agency services.
Maine road conditions — Check reported incidents, construction and road conditions.
Maine State Ferry Service — Check routes and schedules for state-served islands.
Amtrak Downeaster — Plan rail travel on the Brunswick-to-Boston corridor.
Concord Coach Lines — Check intercity coach routes and schedules serving Maine.
METRO Greater Portland Transit — Check bus routes within the Greater Portland service area.
Bangor Community Connector — Find bus services in the Bangor urban area.
Island Explorer — Check seasonal shuttle routes in the Acadia area.
Casco Bay Lines — Plan passenger-ferry trips to Casco Bay islands.
Maine Turnpike Authority — Find toll-road travel updates and toll information.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Postal Services
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USPS locations — Find nearby post offices, collection boxes and service hours.
USPS ZIP Code lookup — Check the ZIP Code associated with a mailing address.
USPS mail management — Access official mail tracking and delivery-management tools.
USPS missing mail — Learn the official process for finding delayed or missing mail.
USPS hold mail — Find temporary mail-hold options for eligible addresses.
USPS address changes — Find official mail-forwarding and change-of-address options.
USPS redelivery — Arrange redelivery of eligible missed items.
USPS pickup — Check carrier-pickup options for eligible packages.
USPS postage calculator — Estimate postage for a planned shipment.
U.S. Postal Inspection Service — Find mail-fraud reporting and postal-crime prevention resources.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Veterans
Additional Maine and national services
Maine Bureau of Veterans Services — Find Maine veteran programs and state service officers.
VA Maine Healthcare — Find VA hospitals, clinics and patient services in Maine.
VA locations — Locate VA facilities and services by address.
VA benefits — Find official federal veteran benefit information.
Maine Veterans Homes — Explore Maine veteran residential and long-term-care locations.
Maine Veterans Project — Find veteran support programs offered by this Maine nonprofit.
Maine CareerCenter veteran employment services — Connect with a CareerCenter for veteran employment assistance and hiring events.
VA education benefits — Explore education and training benefits and application guidance.
VA housing assistance — Find veteran housing-benefit programs and contacts.
VA records — Find ways to request and manage military or VA records.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Employment
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Maine CareerCenters — Find regional job-search assistance and employer services.
Maine JobLink — Search job postings and workforce opportunities in Maine.
Maine Department of Labor — Find state employment programs and labor information.
Maine state careers — Browse Maine state-government employment opportunities.
Maine unemployment services — Find official unemployment claim and account guidance.
Maine vocational rehabilitation — Find employment supports for people with disabilities.
Maine workforce education — Explore community-college workforce training programs.
USAJOBS — Search federal jobs by Maine location and occupation.
Apprenticeship job finder — Search registered apprenticeship opportunities.
CareerOneStop — Explore occupations, training and job-search tools.
Geographic search aliases: Oxford County ME, Oxford County Maine, Oxford ME, Oxford Maine.
Get to Know Oxford County
Useful answers for residents, visitors and anyone planning their next step.
Local Questions
Oxford County Questions, Answered
Explore practical details about the county and the organizations that serve it.
Bennett Bridge near Wilsons Mills is a covered crossing over the Magalloway River. Its timber structure and river setting provide a focused stop for learning about rural transportation history.
The image shows a wind-farm landscape in autumn, viewed from nearby Bryant Mountain. It brings together forest color and contemporary energy infrastructure rather than presenting the landscape as untouched wilderness.
Bethel Public Library offers a named community landmark with a traditional civic facade. Use current library information to find out about access or programs before building an itinerary around it.
Andover Public Library has a compact, distinctive form that contrasts with larger institutional buildings. Its photograph is a useful starting point for an architecture-minded visit to the town.
The Eastman Hill Rural Historic District in Lovell offers a rural counterpart to town-center landmarks. The photographic record can help you identify the setting while respecting private properties and access limits.
Newry area, Maine.
Water-carved features, scenic stops and mountain hiking routes.
Choose between short stops and strenuous routes using the official park information.
Bethel, Maine.
Maine minerals, gemstones, meteorites and geological interpretation.
Check opening and admission information on the museum's website.
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My Local Guide
Find Something Fun
Make Time to ExploreBrowse local places by the kind of day you have in mind.
Explore these places
- Grafton Notch State Park — Newry area. Water-carved features, scenic stops and mountain hiking routes.
- Maine Mineral and Gem Museum — Bethel. Maine minerals, gemstones, meteorites and geological interpretation.
Photo credits
- AndoverME Library.jpg — Magicpiano; CC BY-SA 3.0.
- BENNETT BRIDGE.jpg — JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD; CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Bethel Public Library 5.JPG — AlexiusHoratius; CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Spruce Mountain in Fall.jpg — Wolfpoint; CC BY-SA 4.0.
- LovellME EastmanHillRoad 3.jpg — Magicpiano; CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fact sources: MaineDOT public roads; 2020 Census municipal populations. Routes shown are selected major corridors, not a complete road list.
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