[1] Bass Lake is in the southern part of the township, and half of a large storage reservoir for the Ludington Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Plant is in the north.

U.S. Route 31, a four-lane freeway, crosses the township from north to south, leading north to just east of Ludington, the Mason county seat, and south to Muskegon.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,021 people, 398 households, and 308 families residing in the township.

There were 790 housing units at an average density of 61.4 per square mile (23.7/km2).

18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.