[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91 km2), all land.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,673 people, 608 households, and 468 families residing in the township.

There were 648 housing units at an average density of 18.4 per square mile (7.1/km2).

There were 608 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families.

18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.