[5] It was named for William Tecumseh Sherman, a Union Army general.

[1] The township is drained by the north and south branches of the Lincoln River, a west-flowing tributary of Lake Michigan.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,090 people, 414 households, and 313 families residing in the township.

There were 509 housing units at an average density of 14.1 per square mile (5.4/km2).

21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.