U.S. Route 131 passes through the east side of the township, leading south to Kalamazoo and north to Grand Rapids.

[3] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,820 people, 1,378 households, and 1,091 families residing in the township.

There were 1,424 housing units at an average density of 39.2 per square mile (15.1/km2).

There were 1,378 households, out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families.

18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.