[2] The township includes the communities of Grafton, Jacksonville, and Newport.

[4] As of the 2000 census,[6] there were 1,317 people, 515 households, and 388 families residing in the township.

The population density was 48.0 inhabitants per square mile (18.5/km2).

There were 515 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.0% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families.

21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.