[3] Dunbar Township includes the unincorporated communities of Dickerson Run, Liberty, Adelaide, Crossland, Juniata, Little Summit, Graham Crossing, Leisenring, West Leisenring, Rogerstown, Trotter, Greenwood Heights, Wheeler, Fayette, Sitka, Bowest, Dunbar, Monarch, Morrell, Mahoning, Hill Farm, Ferguson, Pechin, Brown Row, Hardy Hill, Factory Hill, Furnace Hill, and Irishtown.

[5] The Isaac Meason House was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.

It is bordered to the north and east by the Youghiogheny River, except where it touches the city of Connellsville.

[3] U.S. Route 119 crosses the township, leading northeast to Connellsville and southwest to Uniontown, the Fayette County seat.

23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.