The west edge of the city of Pine River is located within Pine River Township geographically but is a separate entity.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,061 people, 394 households, and 299 families residing in the township.

There were 469 housing units at an average density of 13.5/sq mi (5.2/km2).

There were 394 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% were non-families.

20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.