[3] The township borders the city of Hastings on the north, east, and south.

[4] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,930 people, 1,015 households, and 798 families residing in the township.

There were 1,131 housing units at an average density of 37.5 per square mile (14.5/km2).

There were 1,015 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.3% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.3% were non-families.

16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.