OSD enrollment up 5.5 percent
There are 3,938 students enrolled at Oxford School District this year, up more than 200 from last year and far exceeding estimates. (August 28, 2012, Page 1, 3)
Lafayette’s population booms
Data released this week from the U.S. Census shows Lafayette County as being the fastest growing nonmetropolitan area in Mississippi with a 22.2 percent increase of population since 2000. The city of Oxford also grew over the last 10 years going from the 35th biggest city in the state to the 20th biggest city. (February 4, 2011, Page 1A)
