[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (93 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the township was 99.01% White, 0.66% Pacific Islander, and 0.33% from two or more races.

34.9% were of Finnish, 14.9% German, 9.8% Norwegian, 8.4% American and 8.0% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000.

31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 4.6% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.