U.S. Route 220 passes through the township, bypassing the borough of Towanda.

[3] As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,131 people, 432 households, and 329 families residing in the township.

There were 467 housing units at an average density of 30.7 per square mile (11.9/km2).

There were 432 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families.

17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.