White Chimneys was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

[3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 41.9 square miles (108.4 km2), all of which is land.

Unincorporated communities in the township include Mountain Top, South Hermitage, Mount Airy, Springville, Spring Garden, Salisbury Heights, White Horse, Cains, Buena Vista, Buyerstown, Jacksonville, Gap, Limeville, and parts of Cambridge and New Milltown.

At the 2000 census there were 10,012 people, 3,027 households, and 2,530 families living in the township.

13.7% of households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% were one person aged 65 or older.