Country United States County Guernsey FIPS code 39-59290 Elevation 320 m Local time Tuesday 5:56 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086188 Area 78.1 km² Population 809 (2010) | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind NW at 19 km/h, 73% Humidity | ||
Oxford Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 809, up from 677 people at the 2000 census. In 2010, 726 people lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.
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Map of Oxford Township, OH, USA
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. 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.