The 2020 census found 315 people in the township.

Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships: Pleasants County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the southeast.

No municipalities are located in Independence Township.

[5] The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1.

There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election.