[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93 km2), all land.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,419 people, 528 households, and 399 families residing in the township.

There were 558 housing units at an average density of 15.5 per square mile (6.0/km2).

There were 528 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families.

20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.