[6] The township is drained by north-flowing headwaters of the Red Cedar River, leading to the Grand River and eventually Lake Michigan.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,039 people, 921 households, and 796 families residing in the township.

There were 964 housing units at an average density of 27.2 per square mile (10.5/km2).

There were 921 households, out of which 47.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.0% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% were non-families.

9.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.