[1] The Muskegon River crosses the northwest corner of the township, flowing southwesterly toward Lake Michigan.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,415 people, 499 households, and 402 families residing in the township.

There were 659 housing units at an average density of 18.5 per square mile (7.1/km2).

There were 499 households, out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.4% were non-families.

16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.