As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 956 people, 366 households, and 284 families residing in the township.

There were 450 housing units at an average density of 13.8/sq mi (5.3/km2).

22.7% were of German, 17.4% Swedish, 13.3% Norwegian, 10.9% Finnish, 7.3% Polish, 5.8% American and 5.0% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 366 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families.

18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.