[2] The only Prohibition Party politician elected in the 21st century, James Hedges, served as a local tax assessor.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 38.0 square miles (98.3 km2), of which 37.9 square miles (98.3 km2) is land and 0.03% is water.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 998 people, 389 households, and 289 families residing in the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 99.80% White, 0.10% African American and 0.10% Asian.

22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.