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Auburn, Maine

April 15, 2022

Unorganized territories occur in 10 minor civil division (MCD) states (Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Dakota) where portions of counties are not included in any legally established MCD or independent incorporated place. The U.S. Census Bureau recognizes such separate pieces of territory as one or more separate county subdivisions for statistical data presentation purposes. It assigns each unorganized territory a descriptive name, followed by the designation "unorganized territory." Unorganized territories were first used for statistical data reporting in conjunction with the 1960 census.

Unorganized Territory of South Oxford is a large, sparsely populated and remote area between the towns of Gilead, Bethel, Greenwood, Norway, Waterford, Stoneham, and Stow. The Territory is made up of several villages and two former towns, Mason and Albany, which both disbanded in the early 20th century. Settlers of this area worked primarily in lumber, agriculture, and some mining, all of which continue to this day. The White Mountain National Forest now covers more than half of the Territory’s area, making this a splendid destination for hiking, swimming, and other outdoor activities.