[2] The first settler in the area of the township was C. Churchill from New York state, who arrived in June 1866.

It was named after the sister of one of the original members of the township board of supervisors.

[1] The Manistee River crosses the southeast corner of the township, flowing generally westerly toward Lake Michigan.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 362 people, 144 households, and 117 families residing in the township.

13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.