[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.1 square miles (81 km2), all land.

The township was named after the wife of one John Keating, a land agent who led the first people to settle in Potter County.

The racial makeup of the township was 97.77% White, 0.53% African American, 1.06% Asian, and 0.64% from two or more races.

In 2018, the Coudersport Area Municipal Authority (CAMA) became involved in a controversial proposal for a fracking wastewater plant.

The treated wastewater then would be transferred to CAMA for disposal into the headwaters of the Allegheny River.

[9][10][11][12] The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection fined JKLM $472,317 in 2016 for groundwater contamination caused by the use of an unapproved surfactant during the drilling of a natural gas well.

The contamination impacted six private drinking water wells in Eulalia and Sweden townships, Potter County.