The 2020 census found 1,918 people in the township.

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: The village of Bainbridge is located in central Paxton Township.

[4] The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1.

There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election.

Bainbridge Elementary School (now a preschool) is in Bainbridge, and the Paint Valley High School falls within the township.