Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio


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, 3,971 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
One city and two villages are located in Unity Township:
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, 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