Township 116 North, Range 25 West, Fifth Principal Meridian of the Public Land Survey System.

The township contains three cemeteries: Rutz Lake, Saint Josephs and Waconia Public.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,284 people, 429 households, and 349 families residing in the township.

There were 429 households of out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.4% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.6% were non-families.

12.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.