Ludington, the county seat, is 17 miles (27 km) to the west by US 10.

[1] The Pere Marquette River, a tributary of Lake Michigan, flows east to west across the south-central part of the township.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,181 people, 506 households, and 332 families residing in the township.

There were 921 housing units at an average density of 26.0 per square mile (10.0/km2).

27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.