State highway M-36 crosses the township, passing through Pinckney and leading east 11 miles (18 km) to U.S. Route 23 at Whitmore Lake and northwest 31 miles (50 km) to Mason.

[9] The township is drained by tributaries of Honey Creek and is part of the Huron River watershed, flowing to Lake Erie.

[10] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 7,500 people, 2,626 households, and 2,087 families residing in the township.

There were 2,894 housing units at an average density of 84.2 per square mile (32.5/km2).

15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.