The center of the township at Six Lakes is 12 miles (19 km) north of Stanton, the county seat, and 22 miles (35 km) north-northeast of Greenville.

[1] Several natural lakes are in the township, include five of the chain of Six Lakes, which run west to east across the north part of the township.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,438 people, 952 households, and 699 families residing in the township.

There were 1,324 housing units at an average density of 38.0 per square mile (14.7/km2).

21.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.