[2] The Mascot Roller Mills and Pinetown Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Unincorporated communities in the township include Hunsecker, Leacock, Leola, Bareville, Groffdale, Monterey, Stumptown, and part of Mascot.

She dedicated the name of the village to a canine actor she had watched at a Broadway theatre show on her honeymoon.

[5] As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 8,229 people, 2,777 households, and 2,102 families residing in the township.

19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.