Oxford Township, Guernsey County, Ohio

Oxford Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
Township
Salt Fork Baptist Church in the northwest corner of the township
Salt Fork Baptist Church in the northwest corner of the township
Location of Oxford Township in Guernsey County
Location of Oxford Township in Guernsey County
Coordinates: 40°3′32″N 81°16′39″W / 40.05889°N 81.27750°W / 40.05889; -81.27750
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyGuernsey
Area
 • Total
30.2 sq mi (78.1 km2)
 • Land30.2 sq mi (78.1 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,050 ft (320 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
754
 • Density25/sq mi (9.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-59290[3]
GNIS feature ID1086188[1]

Oxford Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 754.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Fairview is located in eastern Oxford Township.

Name and history

Oxford Township was organized in 1810.[4] It is one of six Oxford Townships statewide.[5]

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,[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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Oxford township, Guernsey County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 298.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.