The Bridge in Cherrytree Township and Drake Oil Well are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95 km2), all land.

At the 2000 census,[5] there were 1,543 people, 593 households, and 451 families residing in the township.

There were 593 households, of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families.

20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.