The township is named after the wife of Edwin Whitefield, Lillian.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 221 people, 86 households, and 57 families residing in the township.

There were 95 housing units at an average density of 2.7 per square mile (1.0/km2).

27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 3.2% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 4.4% of those 65 or over.