Unity Township is one of the eighteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Columbiana County
Columbiana County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 101,877. The county seat is Lisbon, Ohio, Lisbon and its largest city is Salem, Ohio, ...
,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2010 census reported 9,957 people living in the township,
3,971 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Springfield Township, Mahoning County - north
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North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - northeast corner
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Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Little Beaver Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,227 at the time of the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 1,411 tabulated in 2010.
History
Old Homestead was listed on the Nati ...
- east
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Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Darlington Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,817 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
History
Darlington and South Beaver townships are connected by the W ...
- southeast
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Middleton Township - south
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Elkrun Township - southwest corner
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Fairfield Township - west
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Beaver Township, Mahoning County - northwest corner
One city and two villages are located in Unity Township:
*The eastern tip of the city of
Columbiana, in the northwest
*The village of
East Palestine, in the southeast
*The village of
New Waterford, in the west
Name and history
It is the only Unity Township statewide.
The township was organized in 1806.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the Ge ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
Township Trustees
*Kathy McCarthy, Chairwoman
Fiscal Officer
*Nancy G. Herr
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Columbiana County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1806 establishments in Ohio