[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.8 square miles (77.1 km2), all land.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 289 people, 109 households, and 85 families residing in the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 99.31% White and 0.69% African American.

16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 13.8% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.1% of those 65 or over.