Township in Rowan County, North Carolina
Township in North Carolina, United States
Unity Township is one of fourteen townships in Rowan County, North Carolina , United States. The township had a population of 2,215 according to the 2010 census .[ 1]
Geographically, Unity Township occupies 24.82 square miles (64.3 km2 ) in northwestern Rowan County. There are no incorporated municipalities in Unity Township. The township's northern boundary is with Davie County .
Residents are served by the Rowan–Salisbury School System .
History
Villages, churches, and schools in Unity Township have included the following:[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Audubon
Barber School
Cooleemee Cotton Mills
Harrison School
Hart School
Lebanon Lutheran Church, formed in 1893[ 5]
Unity Presbyterian Church, formed in 1788[ 6]
Woodleaf or Wood Leaf until 1877, post office established on 4 September 1855 with Daniel Wood as the first postmaster[ 7]
Woodleaf Baptist Church, formed in 1978[ 8]
Woodleaf Speedway
Woodlead United Methodist Church
Adjacent townships
References
^ "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011 .^ Rowan County GIS system
^ Miller, C.M. (1903). "1903 Map of Rowan County, North Carolina" . Rowan County GIS website . Retrieved June 29, 2022 . ^ Trexler, NA (1930). "1930 Map of Rowan County, North Carolina" . Rowan County GIS website . Retrieved June 29, 2022 . ^ "History of Lebanon Lutheran Church" . Lebanon Lutheran Church . Retrieved October 2, 2022 .^ To dwell together in unity : Unity Presbyterian Church, Woodleaf, North Carolina, the first two hundred years, 1788-1988 . Unity Presbyterian Church. 1988.^ Lewis, J.D. "Rowan County Post Offices" . Retrieved October 2, 2022 . ^ "History of Woodleaf Baptist Church" . Woodleaf Baptist Church . Retrieved October 2, 2022 .
Places adjacent to Unity Township, Rowan County, North Carolina
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