Unity Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

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 of Columbiana County

Columbiana County, Ohio

Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 107,841. It is named for Christopher Columbus and the county seat is Lisbon....

, Ohio

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 10,294 people in the township, 3,969 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Springfield Township, Mahoning County
  Springfield Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
  Springfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,054 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
  North Beaver Township, Pennsylvania
  North Beaver Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,022 at the 2000 census.The Slovene National Benefit Society applied to have their 500 acre recreation center in North Beaver Township designated as a separate municipality in 1977. The S.N.P.J...
  
   - northeast corner
• Little Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
  Little Beaver Township, Pennsylvania
  Little Beaver Township is a township in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,310 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
  Darlington Township, Pennsylvania
  Darlington Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,974 at the 2000 census.-History:Darlington and South Beaver townships are connected by the Watts Mill Bridge, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-Geography:According to the...
  
   - southeast
• Middleton Township
  Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Middleton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,741 people in the township, 3,475 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Elkrun Township
  Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Elkrun Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,781 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Fairfield Township
  Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Fairfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,583 people in the township, 4,215 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Beaver Township, Mahoning County
  Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
  Beaver Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,466 people in the township, 6,104 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

A village and parts of two cities are located in Unity Township:

• The city of Columbiana
  Columbiana, Ohio
  Columbiana is a city in Columbiana and Mahoning Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 6,384 at the 2010 census.The Columbiana County portion of Columbiana is part of the East Liverpool–Salem Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Mahoning County portion is part of the...
  
  , in the northwest
• The city of East Palestine
  East Palestine, Ohio
  East Palestine is a city in Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States, near the border with Pennsylvania. The population was 4,917 at the 2000 census....
  
  , in the southeast
• The village of New Waterford
  New Waterford, Ohio
  New Waterford is a village in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,391 at the 2000 census.-Geography:New Waterford is located at ....
  
  , in the west

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.