[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.1 square miles (70 km2), all land.

[4] As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,670 people, 592 households, and 428 families residing in the township.

The population density was 61.5 inhabitants per square mile (23.7/km2).

There were 592 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families.

24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.