[3] The township includes the unincorporated communities of Pokagon[4] and Sumnerville,[5] adjacent to each other on M-51.

Pokagon Township is the location of the first public performance of the hymn "The Old Rugged Cross", the birthplace of journalist Webb Miller, and the location of the government offices of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,199 people, 818 households, and 630 families residing in the township.

There were 912 housing units at an average density of 26.4 per square mile (10.2/km2).

19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.