[3] The township surrounds the city of Watervliet, but the two are administered autonomously.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 3,392 people, 1,348 households, and 939 families residing in the township.

There were 1,724 housing units at an average density of 126.4 per square mile (48.8/km2).

There were 1,348 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families.

25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.