The unincorporated and tiny crossroads community of Berlamont is on the line with Columbia Township.

On the eastern boundary is the city of Gobles which straddles the line with Pine Grove Township.

The township is largely agricultural with some small resorts along with the Van Buren Youth Camp.

Oil was discovered in the 1930s and production has ended, though there have been efforts to start pumping again.

The Kal-Haven Trail, used heavily by bicyclists in the summer and snowmobilers in the winter, goes through the township on a former railbed in a largely southeast–northwest direction, beginning with Gobles on the east, through Bloomingdale and exiting at Berlamont.