Oxford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,789 people in the township.
Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio | |
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 Stocker Ridge bridge over Interstate 77 | |
 Location of Oxford Township in Tuscarawas County | |
| Coordinates: 40°16′27″N 81°35′43″W / 40.27417°N 81.59528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Tuscarawas |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.9 sq mi (64.6 km2) |
| • Land | 24.6 sq mi (63.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,789 |
| • Density | 194.7/sq mi (75.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-59304[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087061[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Salem Township - north
- Washington Township - east
- Monroe Township, Guernsey County - southeast corner
- Wheeling Township, Guernsey County - south
- Oxford Township, Coshocton County - west
- Adams Township, Coshocton County - northwest corner
The village of Newcomerstown is located in northern Oxford Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of six Oxford Townships statewide.[4]
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, 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- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Oxford township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.