Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
| Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
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Fields in Unity Township | |
 Location of Unity Township in Columbiana County | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′34″N 80°33′45″W / 40.84278°N 80.56250°WCoordinates: 40°50′34″N 80°33′45″W / 40.84278°N 80.56250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.5 sq mi (91.9 km2) |
| • Land | 35.3 sq mi (91.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,109 ft (338 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,957 |
| • Density | 282/sq mi (108.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-78890[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085903[1] |
Unity Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 9,957 people living in the township,[3] 3,971 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Springfield Township, Mahoning County - north
- North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - northeast corner
- Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - east
- Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania - southeast
- Middleton Township - south
- Elkrun Township - southwest corner
- Fairfield Township - west
- Beaver Township, Mahoning County - northwest corner
A village and parts of two cities are located in Unity Township:
- The eastern tip of the city of Columbiana, in the northwest
- The entire city of East Palestine, in the southeast
- The village of New Waterford, in the west
Name and history
It is the only Unity Township statewide.[5]
The township was organized in 1806.[6]
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,[7] 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.
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Unity township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Remainder of Unity township, Unity township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |