Oxford is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.

[5] The founding city officials were Ben Smith (1831–1898) the elected mayor, Joseph Sleigh (1842–1924) the elected police judge, George Walton (1820–1902) the appointed city clerk.

When Oxford was known as Napawalla, a post office had been established and Lafe Binkley (1842–1917) was postmaster.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2), all of it land.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[8] The 2020 United States census counted 1,048 people, 444 households, and 269 families in Oxford.

There were 479 housing units at an average density of 528.7 per square mile (204.1/km2).

36.0% of households consisted of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The community is served by Oxford USD 358 public school district.

[citation needed] Oxford High School has also produced academic Scholar's Bowl teams that have gone to state, in which it took 2nd place in 2008[23] and 4th in 2014.