Oxford Township, also known as the College Township, is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the northwestern corner of the county, where it meets Preble County, Ohio, and Union County, Indiana. The city of Oxford, the home of Miami University, is located in the township. It had a population of 25,469 at the 2020 census.
Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio | |
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 Zachariah Price Dewitt Cabin, built 1805 | |
 Location of Oxford Township in Butler County | |
| Coordinates: 39°30′40″N 84°45′0″W / 39.51111°N 84.75000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Butler |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.9 sq mi (95.6 km2) |
| • Land | 36.6 sq mi (94.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 909 ft (277 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,469[1] |
| • Density | 647/sq mi (249.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 45056 |
| Area code | 513 |
| FIPS code | 39-59241[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085817[2] |
| Website | www |
History
editThe eleventh in order of creation, Oxford Township was erected from Milford Township by the Butler County Commissioners on August 5, 1811.[citation needed]
The site was chosen by the State of Ohio for a college in order to fulfill the unkept promise of John Cleves Symmes.[citation needed]
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Israel Township, Preble County - north
- Somers Township, Preble County - northeast corner
- Milford Township - east
- Hanover Township - southeast corner
- Reily Township - south
- Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana - southwest corner
- Bath Township, Franklin County, Indiana - west
- Union Township, Union County, Indiana - northwest
The highest point in Butler County, altitude 1,051 feet (320 m), is in Oxford Township.[4]
Name
editIt is one of six Oxford Townships statewide.[5]
Government
editThe township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
edit- ^ "Oxford township, Butler County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Butler county High Point, Ohio". Peakbagger.com. 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- Bert S. Barlow, W.H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, and Frederick Schneider, eds. Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: B.F. Bowen, 1905.
- Jim Blount. The 1900s: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Past Present Press, 2000.
- Butler County Engineer's Office. Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003. Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio: The Office, 2003.
- A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers. Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. [1]
- Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.