[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.9 square miles (39 km2), all land.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 8,826 people, 3,579 households, and 2,541 families living in the township.

There were 3,771 housing units at an average density of 253.3 per square mile (97.8/km2).

There were 3,579 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families.

24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.