According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.9 km2), all land.

[3] As of the 2000 census,[5] there were 1,674 people, 726 households, and 471 families residing in the township.

There were 764 housing units at an average density of 927.4 per square mile (358.1/km2).

There were 726 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families.

29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.