[2] The Shade Gap Feed and Flour Mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.7 square miles (95 km2), of which 36.7 square miles (95 km2) is land and 0.03% is water.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,280 people, 478 households, and 364 families residing in the township.

There were 478 households, out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families.

20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.