As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,619, up from 1,577 at 2010,[3] and it contained 960 housing units.

Fawn River State Fish Hatchery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

The stream of Crooked Creek runs through this township.

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

The township contains three cemeteries: Carlton, Greenlawn and Mill Grove.