[2] The Grimes Covered Bridge and McClelland-Grimes Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[4] Interstate 79 passes through the township, with access from Exit 19 at Ruff Creek.

Besides Ruff Creek, unincorporated communities in the township include Sycamore and part of Swarts.

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,106 people, 409 households, and 328 families residing in the township.

Of all of the households that were documented, 16.9% were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.