Unity Township is one of the eighteen
townships
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of
Columbiana County
Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101,877. The county seat is Lisbon and its largest city is Salem. Created in 1803, the county name is derived from that of 15th-centur ...
,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census reported 9,721 people living in 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, Pennsylvania
North Beaver Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,959 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 4,121 tabulated in 2010.
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- northeast corner
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Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Little Beaver Township is a Township (Pennsylvania), township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, 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 tabulate ...
- east
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Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania - 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 and named by George Augustine.
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'' (ORC) 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 o ...
. Accessed April 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