State highway M-57 crosses the central part of the township, leading west to Greenville and east to Carson City.

[1] The township is drained by Dickerson Creek, a tributary of the Flat River, except for small areas on the eastern border which drain to Prairie Creek.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,826 people, 615 households, and 492 families residing in the township.

There were 664 housing units at an average density of 18.7 per square mile (7.2/km2).

15.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.