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Byron

A town of 103 people in Oxford County, Maine
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Town in Maine, United States
103Population
52.6 sq miArea
948 ftElevation

Byron is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 103 at the 2020 census. Home to Coos Canyon on the Swift River, Byron includes the village of Houghton.

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Rumford HospitalRumford · 11.5 mi · ER · rural critical access
Rangeley Family MedicineRangeley · 17.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
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