[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.4 km2), all land.

It is part of the North Allegheny School district, along with McCandless and the boroughs of Franklin Park and Bradford Woods.

[6] As of the 2000 census,[8] there were 5,996 people, 1,944 households, and 1,675 families residing in the township.

There were 2,018 housing units at an average density of 129.4 per square mile (50.0/km2).

The township participates in the multi-municipality Northland Public Library.