The unincorporated community of Champion is in the southwest corner of the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 99.33% White and 0.67% Native American.

19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 11.0% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.