It is 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Kalamazoo, the county seat.

[3] South Gull Lake is a large water body that is partly in the northeast corner of the township.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 6,491 people, 2,394 households, and 1,898 families residing in the township.

There were 2,635 housing units at an average density of 75.8 per square mile (29.3/km2).

16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.