A portion of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located in the northern end of the township.

The mouth of the Platte River at Lake Michigan is located within the township.

As of the 2000 census,[1] there were 635 people, 318 households and 227 families residing in the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 98.43% White, 0.79% Native American, and 0.79% from two or more races.

24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.