Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio

Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio
Township


Location of Oxford Township in Butler County
Coordinates: 39°30′40″N 84°45′0″W / 39.51111°N 84.75000°W / 39.51111; -84.75000Coordinates: 39°30′40″N 84°45′0″W / 39.51111°N 84.75000°W / 39.51111; -84.75000
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[1] 909 ft (277 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 23,661
 • Density 647/sq mi (249.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 45056
Area code(s) 513
FIPS code 39-59241[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085817[1]
Website www.oxfordtwpohio.org

Oxford Township, also known as the College Township, is one of thirteen townships in the county and is located in the northwestern corner of Butler County, Ohio, United States, where it meets Preble County, Ohio, and Union County, Indiana. The city of Oxford and Miami University are located here. The U.S. Census Bureau counted 23,661 inhabitants in 2010,[3] down from 24,133 in 2000. Excluding the city of Oxford and the village of College Corner there are 2,099 residents of the unincorporated portion of Oxford Township. It comprises one full survey township (R1E T5) in the Congress Lands and is 36.9 square miles (95.6 km2) in area.[3]

History

The eleventh in order of creation, Oxford Township was erected from Milford Township by the Butler County Commissioners (James Blackburn, William Robison, and John Wingate) on August 5, 1811, with these boundaries:

So much of the township of Milford as lies within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the northwest corner of the county of Butler; thence south with the western boundary line of the said county of Butler to the southwest corner of township numbered five in the first range east of the meridian line drawn from the mouth of the Great Miami river; thence east with the southern boundary line of the same township to the southeast corner thereof; thence north with the eastern boundary line thereof to the north boundary line of the said county of Butler; thence west with the same to the place of beginning.

The first election of township officers was held at Sylvester Lyons's house on August 24, 1811. When Butler County was originally divided into townships, this land was in St. Clair Township. The site was chosen by the State of Ohio for a college in order to fulfill the unkept promise of John Cleves Symmes. (See College Township for more details.)

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Name

It is one of six Oxford Townships statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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.

Public services

Major highways in Oxford Township are U.S. Route 27 and State Routes 73 and 732. A part of Hueston Woods State Park is in the township, and the highest point in Butler County, altitude 1,051 feet (320 m), is in Oxford Township. The township is in the Talawanda City and College Corner Local School Districts and the Oxford telephone exchange.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Oxford township, Butler County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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