According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91 km2), all land.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,749 people, 653 households, and 487 families residing in the township.

There were 711 housing units at an average density of 20.1 per square mile (7.8/km2).

There were 653 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families.

22.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.