[3] Children residing in the township are assigned to attend the Troy Area School District.

The borough of Sylvania is surrounded by the southern part of the township but is separate.

The township has two unincorporated villages: Columbia Cross Roads in the east, and Austinville in the west.

[3] As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,162 people, 425 households, and 337 families residing in the township.

17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.