[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 28.3 square miles (73.3 km2), all land.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,383 people, 464 households, and 368 families residing in the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 98.63% White, 0.29% African American, and 1.08% from two or more races.

18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.

For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 99.4 males.