The L-shaped township contains the village of Elberta and is bordered on the north by the city of Frankfort.

[4] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 850 people, 341 households, and 236 families residing in the township.

There were 439 housing units at an average density of 60.5 per square mile (23.4/km2).

There were 341 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families.

26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.