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Welcome to Oxbow ...

The city of Oxbow is located in Cass County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oxbow has a population of 304 people<2> (see below for details).

Oxbow is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oxbow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Oxbow: 701

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oxbow had an population of 304 people. This is a decrease of 0.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oxbow had a population of 305 people. This makes Oxbow the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Oxbow represents 0.05% of the total population of North Dakota (which has 672,591 people), making it the state's 160th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 305 people, the population of Oxbow increased 22.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 248 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oxbow.

Communities Also Named Oxbow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Oxbow - they are located in Louisiana, Maine, Michigan (4), New Brunswick, New York, Oregon, Saskatchewan and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oxbow.

Communities near Oxbow ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oxbow.

  • Fargo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Moorhead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • West Fargo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dilworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Horace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Glyndon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mapleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Kindred
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Reile's Acres
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oxbow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oxbow.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oxbow. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oxbow.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oxbow. See our Newspapers Page for Oxbow.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxbow ...

Looking for more information about Oxbow? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oxbow, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oxbow.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Oxbow.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oxbow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.