The Packsaddle Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.8 square miles (38 km2), all land.

All three sit along Wills Creek and CSX Transportation's Keystone Subdivision railroad.

A sizeable portion of the township is occupied by Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 104.

There were 7.7% of families and 11.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 14.7% of under eighteens and 16.0% of those over 64.