[1] The Big Sable River flows east to west across the center of the township, passing north of the village of Free Soil.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 809 people, 335 households, and 233 families residing in the township.

There were 552 housing units at an average density of 14.3 per square mile (5.5/km2).

There were 335 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families.

27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.