[7] At the 2000 census,[1] there were 1,715 people, 640 households and 490 families residing in the township.

The population density was 33.0 inhabitants per square mile (12.7/km2).

There were 814 housing units at an average density of 15.7 per square mile (6.1/km2).

There were 640 households, of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families.

19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.