[3] The city of Houghton is adjacent to the north side of the township.

Portage Lake is the eastern boundary in the north, and the township extends well south of Houghton to the Baraga County line.

[5] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,156 people, 1,257 households, and 804 families residing in the township.

35.7% were of Finnish, 15.6% German, 6.5% English, 5.8% French and 5.1% Italian ancestry according to Census 2000.

26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.