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Welcome to Unity ...

The village of Unity is primarily located in Marathon County<1>. A portion of Unity extends into Clark County.


The location of Unity has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Unity, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Unity has a population of 330 people<3> (see below for details).

Unity is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Unity lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Unity: (715) and (534)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Unity had an population of 330 people. This is a decrease of 3.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Unity had a population of 343 people. This makes Unity the county's 53rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 343 people, the population of Unity decreased 6.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 368 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Unity.

Communities Also Named Unity ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Unity - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Unity.

Communities near Unity ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Unity.

  • Marshfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Marshfield is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
  • Medford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,267 people
  • Abbotsford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbotsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
    • Abbotsford is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Colby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colby is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
  • Spencer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Stratford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Edgar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Edgar is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Loyal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
    • Loyal is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Athens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Marathon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
  • Greenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 995 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Unity. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Unity.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Unity. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Unity.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Unity. See our Newspapers Page for Unity.

Adding Unity to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Unity in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Unity was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Unity post office opened in 1873.

We also found Unity in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Unity.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Unity. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marathon County: www.co.marathon.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marathon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Unity.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Unity - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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