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]

Unity Township
Township
Location of Unity Township in Rowan County
Unity Township in 1903
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
County	Rowan
Established in	1868
Government
• Type	non-functioning county subdivision
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

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

• Calahaln Township, Davie County – northwest
• Cleveland – southwest
• Franklin – east
• Jerusalem Township, Davie County – northeast
• Litaker – southeast
• Mocksville Township, Davie County – north
• Scotch Irish – west
• Steele – south

References