As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,428 and it contained 1,475 housing units.

It was originally named after John C. Frémont, the Republican candidate for president that year.

Democrats objected, and the township was named after early settler Abraham Blount.

[3] According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 51.72 square miles (134.0 km2), of which 51.36 square miles (133.0 km2) (or 99.30%) is land and 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2) (or 0.70%) is water.

The township contains eleven cemeteries: Bethel, Dodson, Fairchild, Gordon, Higginsville, Johnson, New Salem, Newell Grove, Pentecost, Porter, Snider and Thurman.