[3] The Manistee River passes through the western portion of the township, as does the north-south highway M-66.

As of the census of 2000, there were 794 people, 331 households, and 240 families residing in the township.

There were 780 housing units at an average density of 7.3 per square mile (2.8/km2).

[1] There were 331 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families.

22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.