In 1857, John Taylor and Elizabeth Hutchins were the first couple to be married there.

Also that year, Alexander Ramsey married Margaret Hutchins.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,037 people, 364 households, and 289 families residing in the township.

There were 462 housing units at an average density of 14.9 per square mile (5.8/km2).

There were 364 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.9% were married couples living together, 2.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families.

16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The community of Steelesville was first delineated by the school district of the same name.