As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,844, up from 2,835 at 2010,[3] and it contained 1,333 housing units.

The Cornish Griffin Round Barn and Pleasant Lake Depot are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The stream of Mud Creek runs through this township.

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

The township contains three cemeteries: Matson, Mount Zion and Pleasant Lake.