One half of the village of Thompsonville is located in the township, as well as the entire census-designated place of Crystal Mountain, containing the Crystal Mountain Resort, is in the southern part of the township.

[4] As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 530 people, 217 households, and 149 families residing in the township.

There were 483 housing units at an average density of 13.2 per square mile (5.1/km2).

There were 217 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families.

24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.