[3] An early settler was the French-Canadian fur trader Peter Bisaillon, who was granted 700 acres near Conoy Creek in 1719.

[4]: 309 Locust Grove was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

It includes the communities of Falmouth, Bainbridge, Stacktown, Locust Grove, and Billmeyer.

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 3,067 people, 1,103 households, and 873 families living in the township.

17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.