Crockery Township is to the east and Muskegon County is to the north.

[4] This lake is roughly 4 miles long, not including its various bayous, and ~200 feet wide before it drains into the final stretches of the Grand River.

There is also a small peninsula in the Grand River, which is part of the Grand Haven State Game Area, where the only road access involves going through Crockery Township.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 13,140 people, 5,237 households, and 3,650 families residing in the township.

There were 5,748 housing units at an average density of 347.7 per square mile (134.2/km2).

25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.