[3] Pettit's Ford was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The racial makeup of the township was 88.7% white, 4.2% black, 1.1% Asian, 1.6% Native American, and 4.4% from other races.

The racial makeup of the township was 93.6% white, 3.0% black, 0.8% Asian, 0.6% Native American, and 2% from other races.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 18,074 people, 6,999 households, and 5,256 families living in the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 97.25% White, 0.92% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races.

20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.