The township contains one property listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the 1874 Bear Valley Grange Hall, which now serves as the town hall.

[4] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 470 people, 162 households, and 125 families residing in the township.

There were 165 housing units at an average density of 4.7 per square mile (1.8/km2).

There were 162 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families.

18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.