[3] The township borders the northern coast of Higgins Lake and includes North Higgins Lake State Park.

I-75 leads north to Grayling, the Crawford County seat, and to the Straits of Mackinac, while heading southeast to Bay City and Saginaw.

As of the census of 2000,[1] there were 1,486 people, 603 households, and 458 families residing in the township.

There were 1,125 housing units at an average density of 15.8 per square mile (6.1/km2).

Of all households, 20.7% were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.