• Source: Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

    • Oxford Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,789 people in the township.


    Geography


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

    Salem Township - north
    Washington Township - east
    Monroe Township, Guernsey County - southeast corner
    Wheeling Township, Guernsey County - south
    Oxford Township, Coshocton County - west
    Adams Township, Coshocton County - northwest corner
    The village of Newcomerstown is located in northern Oxford Township.


    Name and history


    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

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