The township surrounds the borough of Mill Village, a separate municipality.

[4] French Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, crosses the township from the northeastern corner to the south.

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 1,680 people, 567 households, and 460 families residing in the township.

There were 567 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families.

14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.