The city of Howard Lake is located within the township geographically, but is a separate entity.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,069 people, 355 households, and 281 families residing in the township.

There were 405 housing units at an average density of 12.5/sq mi (4.8/km2).

There were 355 households, out of which 43.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families.

17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.