Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio


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 U.S. Census Bureau counted 23,661 inhabitants in 2010, down from 24,133 in 2000. Excluding the city of Oxford and the village of College Corner there are 2,099 residents of the unincorporated portion of Oxford Township. It comprises one full survey township in the Congress Lands and is in area.

History

The eleventh in order of creation, Oxford Township was erected from Milford Township by the Butler County Commissioners on August 5, 1811, with these boundaries:
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.

Geography

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

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, is in Oxford Township. The township is in the Talawanda City and College Corner Local School Districts and the Oxford telephone exchange. Public Safety is provided by the Oxford Twp. Police Department and a contract with the City of Oxford Fire Department.