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Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, that was founded specifically to be the home of Miami University - its township was originally called the College Township.

Miami University was chartered on February 2, 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio and the tenth-oldest public university in the United States; classes did not begin until 1824, delayed by the War of 1812.

Oxford itself was laid out by James Heaton on March 29, 1810, incorporated as a village on February 23, 1830, and became a city in 1971.

Miami University enrolls more than 18,000 students on its Oxford campus, which covers over 2,100 acres - meaning students make up the majority of the city's population.

Oxford's population was 23,035 at the 2020 census, though only about 9,000 residents are non-students; the city has roughly 6,080 households, and only about 34% of its homes are owner-occupied because most housing is student rental.

Oxford played a role in the Civil Rights Movement: in June 1964, Freedom Summer volunteers received orientation and training at Western College for Women in Oxford before heading to Mississippi.

Western College for Women, founded in Oxford in the 19th century, was absorbed into Miami University in 1974, and its campus is now part of Miami.

The idea for Miami University traces back to an act of Congress signed by President George Washington in 1792 stipulating that a university be located in the Miami Valley north of the Ohio River.

Miami University's campus preserves the William H. McGuffey House, home of the professor whose McGuffey Readers taught generations of American schoolchildren.

Oxford's Uptown district, adjacent to campus, is the city's commercial heart, lined with small shops and local eateries serving students and residents alike.