[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), all land.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,187 people, 386 households, and 323 families residing in the township.

There were 405 housing units at an average density of 11.2 per square mile (4.3/km2).

There were 386 households, out of which 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.1% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.1% were non-families.

14.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.