Editing Unity, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Unity, New Hampshire
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
|image_skyline            = Unity Town Hall.JPG
|image_size               = 250px
|image_seal               = 
|image_caption            = [[Unity Town Hall]]
|image_flag               = 
|image_map                = Sullivan County New Hampshire incorporated and unincorporated areas Unity highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 260px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Sullivan County, New Hampshire|Sullivan County]] and the state of [[New Hampshire]].
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[New Hampshire]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New Hampshire|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Sullivan County, New Hampshire|Sullivan]]
| parts_type              = Villages
| parts                   = Unity<br>East&nbsp;Unity<br>Quaker&nbsp;City<br>West&nbsp;Unity
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Board of selectmen|Board of Selectmen]]
|leader_name              = {{ubl|Garry Bator|Gary Ross|William A. Schroeter}}
|established_title        = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = 1764<ref name="nhealmib">[http://www.nh.gov/nhes/elmi/htmlprofiles/unity.html Profile of Unity] from the website of the state's [[New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau|Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau]]</ref>
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_cousubs_33.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 96.34
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|area_land_km2            = 95.78
|area_land_sq_mi          = 
|area_water_km2           = 0.56
|area_water_sq_mi         = 
|area_water_percent       = 0.58
|population_as_of         = 2020
|population_note          = 
|population_total         = 1518
|population_density_km2   = 15.8
|population_density_sq_mi = 
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time Zone|Eastern]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|coordinates              = {{coord|43|17|38|N|72|15|37|W|region:US-NH|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m              = 444
|elevation_ft             = 1457
|website                  = {{URL|www.townofunitynh.org}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 03603 ([[Charlestown, New Hampshire|Charlestown]])<br>03743 ([[Claremont, New Hampshire|Claremont]])<br>03773 ([[Newport, New Hampshire|Newport]])
|area_code                = [[Area code 603|603]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 33-77940
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0873742
|footnotes                = 
}}
'''Unity''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Sullivan County, New Hampshire|Sullivan County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 1,518 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US3301977940|title=Census - Geography Profile: Unity town, Sullivan County, New Hampshire|access-date=December 25, 2021}}</ref> down from 1,671 at the 2010 census. The town includes the villages of Unity, East Unity, Quaker City, and West Unity.

== History ==

Prior to [[British colonization of the Americas|British colonization]], the [[Connecticut River]] valley was populated by bands of the [[Abenaki|Western Abenaki]], who lived in sometimes-large villages of [[Longhouses of the indigenous peoples of North America#Iroquois and the other East Coast longhouses|longhouses]].<ref name="abenaki">[http://www.flowofhistory.org/themes/movement_settlement/abenaki.php Native Americans in Vermont: the Abenaki] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060714190519/http://www.flowofhistory.org/themes/movement_settlement/abenaki.php |date=July 14, 2006 }}, from flowofhistory.org, a website funded by educational grants</ref> Depending on the season, they would either remain near their villages to fish, gather plants, engage in [[sugaring]], and trade or fight with their neighbors, or head to nearby fowling and hunting grounds. Later, they also farmed [[tobacco]] and the "[[Three Sisters (agriculture)|three sisters]]": corn, beans, and squash.<ref name="abenaki"/>

[[Image:The Common, Unity, NH.jpg|thumb|left|The Common {{circa|1904}}]]
Colonization eventually resulted in the establishment of the [[Province of New Hampshire]]. Within that province, the area that is now Unity was part of a territory chartered in 1753 and named "Buckingham" after [[John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire]].<ref name="nhealmib"/> Grants in the area were given by both the [[Province of Massachusetts Bay|early Massachusetts government]] and by Governor [[Benning Wentworth]], which led to disputes. The town was incorporated as "Unity" in 1764 after amicable resolutions of the disputes were reached.<ref name="nhealmib"/>

In the [[1790 United States census|1790 census]], the town had 538 residents.<ref name="nhealmib"/> Unity was on the Second New Hampshire Turnpike, an important trade route chartered in 1799 that connected [[Amherst, New Hampshire]], to [[Claremont, New Hampshire|Claremont]].<ref>[http://www.flowofhistory.org/themes/technology_transportation/transportation.php Technology and Transportation: 1790-1870], from flowofhistory.org<!--, a website funded by educational grants--></ref> By 1810, the town had 1,044 inhabitants, with two [[gristmill|grain mills]], five [[sawmill]]s, a clothing mill and a [[distillery]]. [[Sheep]] farming was a principal business.

===2008 presidential politics===

[[Image:obama unity.jpg|thumb|left|''"Unite for Change"'' Rally]]
On June 27, 2008, presidential candidate [[Barack Obama]] and former rival [[Hillary Clinton]] appeared together in Unity at their first public event since Clinton pulled out of the race to be the Democratic presidential candidate.<ref name="bbc">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7477825.stm  Clinton and Obama rally together], a June 27, 2008, article from the [[BBC News]] website</ref> Unity was reportedly chosen because of the town's name and because, in the [[New Hampshire Democratic primary, 2008|2008 primary]], Obama and Clinton each received 107 votes from Unity citizens.<ref name="bbc"/>

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|96.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|95.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.6|sqkm|order=flip|1}} are water, comprising 0.58% of the town. Unity is entirely within the [[Connecticut River]] watershed. The western and central part of town is drained by the [[Little Sugar River (New Hampshire)|Little Sugar River]], leading to the Connecticut at [[Charlestown, New Hampshire|North Charlestown]], while the northwestern corner and eastern end of the town are drained by tributaries of the [[Sugar River (New Hampshire)|Sugar River]], which flows to the Connecticut in [[Claremont, New Hampshire|Claremont]]. Crescent Lake, lying along the town's southern border, is the source of the [[Cold River (Connecticut River tributary)|Cold River]], which reaches the Connecticut River at [[North Walpole, New Hampshire|North Walpole]].

The highest point in Unity is an unnamed summit along the town's northern boundary, with an elevation of {{convert|2011|ft|m}} above [[sea level]].

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Newport, New Hampshire|Newport]] (northeast)
* [[Goshen, New Hampshire|Goshen]] (east)
* [[Lempster, New Hampshire|Lempster]] (southeast)
* [[Acworth, New Hampshire|Acworth]] (southwest)
* [[Charlestown, New Hampshire|Charlestown]] (west)
* [[Claremont, New Hampshire|Claremont]] (northwest)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1790= 538
|1800= 902
|1810= 1044
|1820= 1277
|1830= 1258
|1840= 1218
|1850= 961
|1860= 887
|1870= 844
|1880= 814
|1890= 653
|1900= 572
|1910= 504
|1920= 522
|1930= 501
|1940= 669
|1950= 653
|1960= 708
|1970= 709
|1980= 1092
|1990= 1341
|2000= 1530
|2010= 1671
|2020= 1518
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2016  }}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,530 people, 504 households, and 385 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|41.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 594 housing units at an average density of 16.1 per square mile (6.2/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the town was 99.35% [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 0.07% [[African American (U.S. census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], and 0.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 504 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 66.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.59, and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,594, and the median income for a family was $47,045. Males had a median income of $31,199 versus $24,833 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,908.  About 6.8% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|townofunitynh.org}}
* [http://www.UnityNHHistoricalSociety.org Unity Historical Society]
* [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/unity.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Unity
 | North     = 
 | Northeast = [[Newport, New Hampshire|Newport]]
 | East      = [[Goshen, New Hampshire|Goshen]]
 | Southeast = [[Lempster, New Hampshire|Lempster]]
 | South     = [[Acworth, New Hampshire|Acworth]]
 | Southwest = [[Charlestown, New Hampshire|Charlestown]]
 | West      = [[Charlestown, New Hampshire|Charlestown]]
 | Northwest = [[Claremont, New Hampshire|Claremont]]
}}

{{Sullivan County, New Hampshire}}

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