[14] At the 2000 census,[1] there were 2,524 people, 982 households and 676 families residing in the township.

The population density was 77.8 inhabitants per square mile (30.0/km2).

There were 1,384 housing units at an average density of 42.6 per square mile (16.4/km2).

There were 982 households, of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families.

23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.