According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 23.2 square miles (60.1 km2), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.07%, is water.

[3] As of the 2000 census,[5] there were 1,722 people, 598 households, and 452 families residing in the township.

There were 623 housing units at an average density of 27.1 per square mile (10.5/km2).

There were 598 households, out of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families.

22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.