[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 44.7 square miles (115.8 km2), all land.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,532 people, 589 households, and 439 families residing in the township.

There were 724 housing units at an average density of 16.2 per square mile (6.3/km2).

There were 589 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.1% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families.

21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.