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Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Township in Ohio, US

FieldValue
official_nameOxford Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineStocker Ridge Road arch bridge over I77, Ohio.jpg
image_captionStocker Ridge bridge over Interstate 77
image_mapMap of Tuscarawas County Ohio Highlighting Oxford Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Oxford Township in Tuscarawas County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Tuscarawas
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km264.6
area_land_km263.8
area_water_km20.8
area_total_sq_mi24.9
area_land_sq_mi24.6
area_water_sq_mi0.3
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total4789
population_density_km275.1
population_density_sq_mi194.7
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m245
elevation_ft804
coordinates
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info39-59304
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info1087061

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.

Geography

Located 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

It is one of six Oxford Townships statewide.

Government

The 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

References

  1. "Oxford township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
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