Oxford Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Delaware County

Delaware County, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 854 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Westfield Township, Morrow County
  Westfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Westfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,100 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Peru Township, Morrow County
  Peru Township, Morrow County, Ohio
  Peru Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,260 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Lincoln Township - north...
  
   - east
• Kingston Township
  Kingston Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Kingston Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,603 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Brown Township
  Brown Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Brown Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,297 people in the township, 1,290 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Troy Township
  Troy Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Troy Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,665 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest
• Marlboro Township
  Marlboro Township, Delaware County, Ohio
  Marlboro Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 227 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest

The village of Ashley

Ashley, Ohio

Ashley is a village in Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,216 at the 2000 census.Ashley students attend the Buckeye Valley Local School District.-Geography:Ashley is located at ....

occupies part of northeastern Oxford Township.

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.