The township contains the unincorporated communities of Custer City, Degolia, Howard, and South Bradford.

As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 4,805 people, 1,745 households, and 1,251 families residing in the township.

There were 1,826 housing units at an average density of 33.3 per square mile (12.9/km2).

There were 1,745 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families.

24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.