[2] The Israel and Samuel Lupfer Tannery Site and House, Book's Covered Bridge, Mount Pleasant Covered Bridge, and New Germantown Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.3 square miles (97 km2), all land.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 525 people, 182 households, and 143 families living in the township.

There were 182 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families.

20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.