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History · Oxbow Estates

Half of Oxbow Estates’ homes were built after 1959

Most of Oxbow Estates was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: maps from 1936 on.

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What stands out about Oxbow Estates’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Oxbow Estates are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Oxbow Estates’ homes were built before 1959.
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The story so far

Oxbow Estates, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Oxbow Estates yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Oxbow Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 217 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 217 to 198 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Oxbow Estates, decade by decade

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On the map

Oxbow Estates on the map, 1936 to 2004

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Oxbow Estates. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Oxbow Estates on the 1936 USGS mapOxbow Estates on the 1942 USGS mapOxbow Estates on the 1973 USGS mapOxbow Estates on the 2004 USGS map1936Payson sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Oxbow Estates.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.