It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 57.4 square miles (148.6 km2), all land.

It is part of the Penns Valley region of Centre County.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,479 people, 529 households, and 398 families residing in the township.

20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.