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Oxford Township is a township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 2,514,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 207 (+9.0%) from the 2,307 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 517 (+28.9%) from the 1,790 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed June 10, 2013.〕 It part of the eastern-most region of the Lehigh Valley. Oxford Township was formed from portions of Greenwich Township on May 30, 1754, while the area was still part of Sussex County. It was incorporated on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature. Mansfield Township became part of the newly formed Warren County on November 20, 1824. Over the centuries since its creation, portions of the township were taken to form Knowlton Township (February 23, 1763), Franklin Township, Harmony Township and Hope Township (all on April 8, 1839), Belvidere (April 7, 1845) and White Township (April 9, 1913).〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 247. Accessed October 23, 2012.〕 The origin of the name and the exact date of the township's creation is in dispute. One source says that the township was named for the University of Oxford in England, and was formed in either 1753 or 1755,〔Snell, James P. (1881) ''History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers.'' Vol. 2 (Centennial ed., Harmony, NJ: Harmony Press, 1981) pg. 606〕 but other sources claim that the township was named after an early settler named John Axford, who came to settle in the area with others between 1735 and 1739, and affirms that the township's creation was in 1755.〔Harpster, Richard E. ''Historical Sites of Warren County''. (Warren County Tercentenary Committee and Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, New Jersey, 1965) pg. 127〕〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 16, 2015.〕 Oxford Furnace, constructed in 1741, was the third furnace in Colonial New Jersey and the first constructed at a site where iron ore was mined. Other furnaces used ore extracted from bogs in South Jersey, impure deposits called bog iron. Oxford Furnace operated the longest of any of the Colonial-era furnaces, not being "blown out" until 1884. In 1835, it was the site of America's first successful use of the hot blast in which preheated air was blown into the furnace, cutting production time. Though worn down by time, much of the site still stands. Oxford Furnace is listed on the State and the National Register of Historic Places.〔(Stabilization of the Oxford Furnace ), Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission. Accessed June 10, 2013.〕 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 5.887 square miles (15.248 km2), including 5.786 square miles (14.986 km2) of land and 0.101 square miles (0.262 km2) of water (1.72%).〔〔 Oxford CDP (with a 2010 Census population of 1,090〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Oxford CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 8, 2013.〕) is a unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) located within the township.〔(GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Warren County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 10, 2013.〕〔(2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 10, 2013.〕〔(New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32) ), United States Census Bureau, p. III-5, August 2012. Accessed June 10, 2013.〕 Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Pequest.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed April 8, 2015.〕 The township borders the Warren County municipalities of Liberty Township, Mansfield Township, Washington Township and White Township. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oxford Township, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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