[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95 km2), all land.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,099 people, 745 households, and 616 families residing in the township.

There were 772 housing units at an average density of 21.0 per square mile (8.1/km2).

15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The school closed in 1943 and was moved from its original site to a rural setting on Murphy Farm, a public education resource operated by the Hartley Outdoor Education Center, where it will be restored.