| Official Name: | Oxford Township, Butler County, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Butler |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 95.6 |
| Area Land Km2: | 94.7 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 25469[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | 249.8 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 277 |
| Elevation Ft: | 909 |
| Coordinates: | 39.5111°N -84.75°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 45056 |
| Area Code: | 513 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-59241[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1085817 |
Oxford Township, also known as the College Township, is one of thirteen townships in Butler County, Ohio, United States. It is located in the northwestern corner of the county, where it meets Preble County, Ohio, and Union County, Indiana. The city of Oxford, the home of Miami University, is located in the township. It had a population of 25,469 at the 2020 census.
The eleventh in order of creation, Oxford Township was erected from Milford Township by the Butler County Commissioners on August 5, 1811.
The site was chosen by the State of Ohio for a college in order to fulfill the unkept promise of John Cleves Symmes.
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The highest point in Butler County, altitude, is in Oxford Township.[4]
It is one of six Oxford Townships statewide.[5]
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,[6] 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.