[4] The township is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[13] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,114 people, 394 households, and 314 families residing in the township.

There were 425 housing units at an average density of 11.9 per square mile (4.6/km2).

There were 394 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families.

16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.