[3] The township is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the city of Owosso.

[4] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,491 people, 565 households, and 431 families residing in the township.

There were 600 housing units at an average density of 24.3 per square mile (9.4/km2).

There were 565 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families.

19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.