Unity Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, 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: Springfield Township, Mahoning County - north North Beaver Township, 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
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, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. 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 Bryan R. Henderson, Vice Chairman Terry L. McElroy
Fiscal Officer Nancy G. Herr
References
External links County website