Oxford Township, also known as the College Township, is one of thirteen civil townships in the county and is located in the northwestern corner of Butler County, where it meets Preble County, Ohio, and Union County, Indiana. The city of Oxford and Miami University are located here. The Census Bureau counted 24,133 inhabitants in 2000, up from 23,092 in 1990. Excluding the city of Oxford and the village of College Corner there are 2,088 residents of the unincorporated portion of Oxford Township. It comprises one full survey township (R1E T5) in the Congress Lands and is thirty-six square miles in area. The College Township was the full survey township located in the northwest corner of Butler County, Ohio, now corresponding to the civil township of Oxford, designated by the Ohio General Assembly to be the site of the state university now called Miami University. ... A civil township is a widely-used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. ... Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Preble County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Union County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Oxford is a city located in southwestern Ohio in northwestern Butler County in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. ... For the University of Miami in Florida, see University of Miami Miami University is a public university founded in 1809. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... College Corner is a village located in Butler and Preble counties in Ohio. ... In the American Public Land Survey System, a township refers to a unit of land, that is nominally six miles (9. ...

The eleventh in order of creation, Oxford Township was erected from Milford Township by the Butler County Commissioners (James Blackburn, William Robison, and John Wingate) on August 5, 1811, with these boundaries: Milford Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in north-central Butler County between Oxford and Middletown. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

So much of the township of Milford as lies within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the northwest corner of the county of Butler; thence south with the western boundary line of the said county of Butler to the southwest corner of township numbered five in the first range east of the meridian line drawn from the mouth of the Great Miami river; thence east with the southern boundary line of the same township to the southeast corner thereof; thence north with the eastern boundary line thereof to the north boundary line of the said county of Butler; thence west with the same to the place of beginning.

The first election of township officers was 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. (See College Township for more details.) Milford Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in north-central Butler County between Oxford and Middletown. ... In the American Public Land Survey System, a township refers to a unit of land, that is nominally six miles (9. ... Meridian is: Meridian (astronomy): an imaginary circle perpendicular to the horizon. ... The Great Miami River (also called the Miami River) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 160 mi (257 km) long, in southwestern Ohio in the United States. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... St. ... John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814) was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. ... The College Township was the full survey township located in the northwest corner of Butler County, Ohio, now corresponding to the civil township of Oxford, designated by the Ohio General Assembly to be the site of the state university now called Miami University. ...

The township is bordered on the south by Reily Township; on the west by the Franklin County, Indiana townships of Springfield and Bath and the Union County, Indiana township of Union; on the north by the Preble County township of Israel; on the northeast by the Preble County township of Somers; on the east by Milford Township; and on the southeast by Hanover Township. Franklin County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Union County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Preble County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Preble County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Milford Township, one of thirteen townships in the county, is located in north-central Butler County between Oxford and Middletown. ... Hanover Township, one of thirteen in the county, is located in west-central Butler County, Ohio. ...

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...

Major highways here are United States Highway 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 1,051 feet, is in Oxford Township. The township is in the Talawanda City and College Corner Local School Districts and the Oxford telephone exchange. United States Highway 27 (US 27), is a north-south United States highway. ...

Historic population figures

• 1820--1,653
• 1830--2,928
• 1840--3,388
• 1890--3,689
• 1900--3,766
• 1910--3,309
• 1920--3,678
• 1930--4,320
• 1940--4,685
• 1950--3,336
• 1960--4,081
• 1970--2,357
• 1980--4,058
• 1990--4,079

1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Bert S. Barlow, W.H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, and Frederick Schneider, eds. Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: B.F. Bowen, 1905.
• Jim Blount. The 1900's: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio. Hamilton, Ohio: Past Present Press, 2000.
• Butler County Engineer's Office. Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003. Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio: The Office, 2003.
• A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers. Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. [1] (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler/cyc/index.html)
• Ohio. Secretary of State. The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003. Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.