[2] The Erb's Covered Bridge, Jacob Keller Farm, Keller's Covered Bridge, Hibshman Farm, and Peter and Catherine Reyer Farmhouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42 km2), all land.

The borough of Akron borders the southwestern part of the township.

At the 2000 census there were 8,026 people, 2,691 households, and 2,101 families living in the township.

There were 2,747 housing units at an average density of 169.2 per square mile (65.3/km2).