[4] Almost all of the township is part of the Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 211.

"[5] There has apparently been no local government "since 1961, according to newspaper records, when folks just stopped running for office.

"[5] Three small settlements, Ellendale, Rausch Gap and a resort town named Cold Spring, once had a population of about 2,000 total, but no longer exist.

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 49 people, 19 households, and 12 families residing in the township.

26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 17.6% of families and 15.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 12.2% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.