[4] The township is on the eastern side of Kalamazoo County, bordered to the east by the city of Battle Creek in Calhoun County and to the west by the smaller city of Galesburg.

[4] The Kalamazoo River flows through the northwest part of the township between Augusta and Galesburg.

A section of the township was settled in 1833 by Robert Burdick and three of his married sons who had migrated from Otsego County, New York.

[5] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,813 people, 679 households, and 533 families residing in the township.

17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.