[3] The township is adjacent to the city of Manistique, but the two are administered autonomously.

According to the census of 2000, there were 1,053 people, 411 households, and 309 families residing in the township.

There were 606 housing units at an average density of 4.0 per square mile (1.5/km2).

[3] In 2000, there were 411 households, out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families.

20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.