[3] A portion of the village of Bellaire is located within the township.

[4] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,764 people, 661 households, and 464 families residing in the township.

There were 932 housing units at an average density of 27.2 per square mile (10.5/km2).

There were 661 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families.

25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.