The borough of Knox is in the northern part of the township but is a separate municipality.

[3] As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,753 people, 709 households, and 526 families residing in the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 99.66% White, 0.11% Native American, and 0.23% from two or more races.

There were 709 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families.

21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.