Jim 'N Nick's Ground Lease
Closed50 Oxford Exchange Blvd, Oxford, AL 36203
Area Description
Oxford is a city in Calhoun, Talladega, and Cleburne counties in the State of Alabama. Oxford is one of two principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area, and it is the largest city in Calhoun County by population. This metro is projected to have a total population in 2020 of 123,050. The projected population change from 2010 to 2020 is 4,607 (3.9%). The population ages 65 years and over is projected to change from 17,561 (2010) to 25,232 (2020), a change of 7,671 (43.7%). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.2 square miles. Oxford lies among the foothills at the southern end of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Nearby Cheaha Mountain is Alabama's highest point and offers expansive views of the surrounding wilderness and the city below. Much of the city's southern border is shared with the Talladega National Forest. Major bodies of water include Oxford Lake, Choccolocco Park Lake, Lake Hillabee, Snow Creek, and Choccolocco Creek, which bisects the city. Oxford is located mainly in the southern part of Calhoun County and is located along Interstate 20, which runs through the southern part of the city, with access from exits 179, 185, 188, and 191. Via I-20, Birmingham is 62 miles west, and Atlanta is 88 miles east. U.S. Route 78 also runs through the city and connects it to Cleburne County, paralleling I-20. Alabama State Route 21 connects the city with the city of Talladega, which is southwest 21 miles. The city's growth in recent years can be attributed mainly to the presence of Interstate 20 and Oxford's central location between Atlanta and Birmingham. The Quintard Mall is the only fully enclosed shopping mall between Birmingham and Douglasville, Georgia. Several other shopping centers dot the landscape of Oxford with the most recent being the construction of the Oxford Commons which is just off exit 188 on Interstate 20.