[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 47.3 square miles (122.5 km2), of which 47.3 square miles (122.4 km2) is land and 0.02% is water.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 945 people, 343 households, and 282 families residing in the township.

There were 343 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.9% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families.

14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $21,691 for females.