Unity Township is one of fourteen
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina that was formed in 1753, as part of the British Province of North Carolina. It was originally a vast territory with unlimited western boundaries, but its size was reduced to 524 sq mi ...
, United States. The township had a population of 2,215 according to the
2010 census.
Geographically, Unity Township occupies in northwestern Rowan County. There are no incorporated municipalities in Unity Township. The township's northern boundary is with
Davie County.
Residents are served by the
Rowan–Salisbury School System
The Rowan-Salisbury School System (also called Rowan-Salisbury Schools or for short RSS) is a PK– 12 graded school district in North Carolina covering nearly all of Rowan County including the city of Salisbury. The second largest employer in t ...
.
History
Villages, churches, and schools in Unity Township have included the following:
[Rowan County GIS system]
* Audubon
* Barber School
* Cooleemee Cotton Mills
* Harrison School
* Hart School
* Lebanon Lutheran Church, formed in 1893
* Unity Presbyterian Church, formed in 1788
* Woodleaf or Wood Leaf until 1877, post office established on 4 September 1855 with Daniel Wood as the first postmaster
* Woodleaf Baptist Church, formed in 1978
* Woodleaf Speedway
* Woodlead United Methodist Church
Adjacent townships
*
Calahaln Township, Davie County – northwest
*
Cleveland
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– southwest
*
Franklin – east
*Jerusalem Township, Davie County – northeast
*
Litaker – southeast
*Mocksville Township, Davie County – north
*
Scotch Irish – west
*
Steele
Steele may refer to:
Places America
* Steele, Alabama, a town
* Steele, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Steele, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
* Steele, Missouri, a city
* Lonetree, Montana, a ghost town originally called Steele
...
– south
References
Townships in Rowan County, North Carolina
Townships in North Carolina
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