[6] The township is drained by north-flowing tributaries of the Shiawassee River.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,087 people, 1,386 households, and 1,118 families residing in the township.

There were 1,495 housing units at an average density of 41.1 per square mile (15.9/km2).

There were 1,386 households, out of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families.

15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.