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Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Oxford Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Township
	Stocker Ridge bridge over Interstate 77
	Location of Oxford Township in Tuscarawas County
	Coordinates: 40°16′27″N 81°35′43″W / 40.27417°N 81.59528°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Tuscarawas
Area
• Total	24.9 sq mi (64.6 km2)
• Land	24.6 sq mi (63.8 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,789
• Density	194.7/sq mi (75.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-59304
GNIS feature ID	1087061

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.^[4]

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.