As of the 2020 census,[2] the township had a population of 1,496, a decrease from the figure of 1,544 tabulated in 2010.

Piney Creek, a tributary of the Clarion, crosses the northern part of the township and passes through unincorporated Reidsburg, the largest settlement in the township.

[3] As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,587 people, 595 households, and 427 families residing in the township.

There were 648 housing units at an average density of 22.0 per square mile (8.5/km2).

18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.