[4] The township occupies the northern portion of the Garden Peninsula, with the Big Bay de Noc, which opens onto Green Bay on the west and Lake Michigan on the east.

The township also extends about 16 miles (26 km) northward along the entire eastern boundary between Delta County and Schoolcraft County to the northern boundary of Delta with Schoolcraft.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 817 people, 348 households, and 249 families residing in the township.

There were 654 housing units at an average density of 4.1 per square mile (1.6/km2).

24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.