[3] Hollywood Township was organized in 1860, and named after the holly bush.

Township 117 North, Range 26 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the Public Land Survey System.

The township contains Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,102 people, 371 households, and 307 families residing in the township.

12.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.