[2] The principal communities in the township are the villages of Green Park and Loysville.

The Rice Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.6 km2), of which 35.8 square miles (92.6 km2) is land and 0.03% is water.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,863 people, 726 households, and 537 families residing in the township.

22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.