Oxford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Township
Shady Bend Manor (1874) on County Road 9
Shady Bend Manor (1874) on County Road 9
Location of Oxford Township in Coshocton County
Location of Oxford Township in Coshocton County
Coordinates: 40°15′52″N 81°40′4″W / 40.26444°N 81.66778°W / 40.26444; -81.66778
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyCoshocton
Area
 • Total25.8 sq mi (66.8 km2)
 • Land25.3 sq mi (65.4 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
801 ft (244 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,554
 • Density60/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-59248[3]
GNIS feature ID1085924[1]

Oxford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, 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:

No municipalities are located in Oxford Township.

Name and history

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

Oxford Township was organized in 1811.[5][6] The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway had a depot in Oxford Township at Oxford near the center of the township.[7]

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,[8] 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, Coshocton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 357. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. ^ Hunt, William Ellis (1876). Historical Collections of Coshocton County, Ohio. R. Clarke & Company. p. 3.
  7. ^ Graham, Albert Adams (1881). History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, 1740-1881. A. A. Graham. p. 578.
  8. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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Municipalities and communities of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States
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