- Source: Oxford Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
- Oxford Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
- Guernsey County, Ohio
- Oxford Township, Ohio
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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:
Londonderry Township - north
Kirkwood Township, Belmont County - northeast
Warren Township, Belmont County - southeast
Millwood Township - south
Wills Township - west
Madison Township - northwest
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.
References
External links
County website