[3] The south quarter of the city of Turtle River is within this township geographically but is a separate entity.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,098 people, 394 households, and 308 families residing in the township.

There were 519 housing units at an average density of 16.5/sq mi (6.4/km2).

There were 394 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.3% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families.

16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.