Eleazar Snow was the first settler in the area in 1830, though he sold out to Moses Olmstead in 1831.

[14] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,421 people, 475 households, and 362 families residing in the township.

There were 510 housing units at an average density of 14.2 per square mile (5.5/km2).

There were 475 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families.

18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.