Principal rivers are Twentyfive Mile Stream (Unity Pond's sole outflow), Sandy Stream and Halfmoon Stream. Location of the town of Unity (in yellow) in Waldo County and the state of MaineĪccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.36 square miles (107.12 km 2), of which 39.40 square miles (102.05 km 2) is land and 1.96 square miles (5.08 km 2) is water, chiefly Unity Pond. They belong to the " Michigan Amish Churches", an Amish affiliation that is more open to outsiders than most other Amish affiliations. The MOFGA-run Common Ground Country Fair moved with the organization and annually brings more than 50,000 visitors to the town.ĭuring 2008–2009, eight Amish families moved into the community.
In 1996, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) purchased 200 acres of land in Unity, where it is now based. It remained in operation until 1953 when it closed and a new elementary school was built. The name was changed to Unity upon incorporation as a town in 1804. The name came from its being located on a pond twenty-five miles from Fort Halifax in Winslow. When originally settled by Quakers, the town was known as Twenty-Five Mile Pond Plantation. As of 2007, the college is the town's largest employer. Unity College was founded in 1965 to offset the economic effects of the declining chicken farming industry. Outside of Waldo County, it is best known as the home of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, its Common Ground Country Fair and Unity College. The town is the service center for the northern portion of Waldo County. The population was 2,292 at the 2020 census. Unity is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States.
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