According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.6 square miles (105 km2), all land.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,741 people, 663 households, and 489 families residing in the township.

The population density was 42.9 inhabitants per square mile (16.6/km2).

There were 663 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families.

20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.