[3] Speculators began making land entries in the area that became Walton Township as early as 1832.

Captain James W. Hickok became the first settler in 1836,[4] and was the first postmaster of what was then known as East Bellevue.

Walton Township was organized in 1839, with the second settler, Parlery P. Shumway as the first supervisor.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,011 people, 699 households, and 564 families residing in the township.

15.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.