The township is located in southwestern Clarion County; the township's western end is bordered on the south by the Allegheny River, which forms the boundary with Armstrong County.

The borough of Rimersburg is located along the southern boundary of the township but is a separate municipality.

[3] As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,166 people, 443 households, and 339 families residing in the township.

There were 443 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.3% were non-families.

20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.