At the 2000 census,[1] there were 2,764 people, 892 households and 753 families residing in the township.

There were 952 housing units at an average density of 27.3 per square mile (10.5/km2).

The racial make-up was 97.72% White, 0.11% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races.

There were 892 households, of which 48.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.7% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families.

10.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.