The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusUniversity is a census-designated place (CDP) and the official name for an area covering a portion of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) campus, in Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. The CDP is surrounded by the city of Oxford. Its official United States Postal Service designation is "University, Mississippi", with a ZIP Code of 38677. As of the 2020 census, University had a population of 4,696. while the 2014 enrollment for Ole Miss was 20,112 in 2014. The University CDP is an enclave surrounded by the city of Oxford, west of its downtown area. It has an area of 0.70 square miles (1.82 km2), all of it recorded as land.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,202 to 4,696 (+12%).
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of University yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how University’s history is told.
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2000
2 historic places in University
University has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 9 historic buildings, because Lyceum-The Circle Historic District alone counts 8. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
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When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.