Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio

Coordinates: 39°30′40″N 84°45′0″W / 39.51111, -84.75
Oxford Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Butler County.
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Butler
Area
- Township	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation ³	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- Township
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	45056
Area code(s)	513
FIPS code	39-59241²
GNIS feature ID	1085817³

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 Census Bureau counted 24,133 inhabitants in 2000, up from 23,092 in 1990. Excluding the city of Oxford and the village of College Corner there are 2,008 residents of the unincorporated portion of Oxford Township.^[1] It comprises one full survey township (R1E T5) in the Congress Lands and is thirty-six square miles in area.

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.)

Historic population figures

1820—1,653
1830—2,928
1840—3,388
1890—3,689
1900—3,766
1910—3,309
1920—3,678
1930—4,320
1940—4,685
1950—3,336
1960—4,081
1970—2,357
1980—4,058
1990—4,079

Geography

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

Israel Township, Preble County - north
Somers Township, Preble County - northeast corner
Milford Township - east
Hanover Township - southeast corner
Reily Township - south
Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana - southwest corner
Bath Township, Franklin County, Indiana - west
Union Township, Union County, Indiana - northwest

Name

Statewide, other Oxford Townships are located in Coshocton, Delaware, Erie, Guernsey, and Tuscarawas Counties.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship 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, is in Oxford Township. The township is in the Talawanda City and College Corner Local School Districts and the Oxford telephone exchange.

References

Bert S. Barlow, W.H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, and Frederick Schneider, eds. Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: B.F. Bowen, 1905.
Jim Blount. The 1900's: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Past Present Press, 2000.
Butler County Engineer's Office. Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003. Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio: The Office, 2003.
A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers. Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. [1]
Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.

^ Butler County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

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Municipalities and communities of Butler County, Ohio
County seat: Hamilton
Cities	Fairfield \| Hamilton \| Middletown \| Monroe \| Oxford \| Sharonville \| Trenton
Villages	College Corner \| Jacksonburg \| Millville \| New Miami \| Seven Mile \| Somerville
Townships	Fairfield \| Hanover \| Lemon \| Liberty \| Madison \| Milford \| Morgan \| Oxford \| Reily \| Ross \| St. Clair \| Wayne \| West Chester
Census-designated places	Beckett Ridge \| Olde West Chester \| Ross \| South Middletown \| Wetherington
Other localities	Alert \| Bethany \| Collinsville \| Mauds \| McGonigle \| Okeana \| Overpeck \| Poasttown \| Port Union \| Scipio \| Shandon \| Tylersville \| West Middletown \| Woodsdale

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