[1] The Muskegon River, a tributary of Lake Michigan, flows north to south across the township.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 548 people, 211 households, and 155 families residing in the township.

There were 388 housing units at an average density of 10.8 per square mile (4.2/km2).

There were 211 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families.

21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.