[4] The township was named after County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

[7] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 8,459 people, 2,882 households, and 2,466 families residing in the township.

There were 3,020 housing units at an average density of 84.7 per square mile (32.7/km2).

There were 2,882 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.5% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.4% were non-families.

11.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.