As of the 2020 census, its population was 689 (down from 696 at 2010[3]) and it contained 308 housing units.

Its first settlers were Lewis and William Jones, who came from South Carolina in 1812 and were soon joined by many other families from the Palmetto State.

[6] The Glendale Ridge Archaeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

[3] (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

The township contains three cemeteries: East Union, Ebenezer and Saint Patricks Glencoe.