[3] The village of Central Lake is located within the township.

[4] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,254 people, 921 households, and 661 families residing in the township.

There were 1,479 housing units at an average density of 53.6 per square mile (20.7/km2).

There were 921 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families.

23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.