Oxford Township is one of the twenty-two
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Coshocton County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census reported 1,554 people living in the township.
Geography
Located in the far eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Adams Township - north
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Salem Township, Tuscarawas County - northeast corner
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Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County - east
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Wheeling Township, Guernsey County - southeast
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Linton Township - southwest
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Lafayette Township - west
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White Eyes Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Oxford Township.
Name and history
It is one of six
Oxford Townships statewide.
Oxford Township was organized in 1811. The
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway
The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly called the Pan Handle Route (Panhandle Route in later days), was a railroad that was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. Its common name came from its main line, whic ...
had a depot in Oxford Township at Oxford near the center of the township.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the G ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
County website
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Townships in Coshocton County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio