As of the 2020 census, its population was 596 (down from 619 at 2010[4]) and it contained 255 housing units.

The first settler in the area was A. F. Whiteman who located on Section 23 in 1830.

[5] The John Young House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

[6] According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.44 square miles (76.2 km2), all land.

[4] The township contains six cemeteries: Campbell, Grays, Old Liberty, Old Prophet, Sims and Veneman.