The West Branch of the Chocolay runs southwest to northeast across the south-central part of the township, and the East Branch runs northward through the southeast part of the township.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,648 people, 596 households, and 448 families residing in the township.

There were 889 housing units at an average density of 25.1 per square mile (9.7/km2).

There were 596 households, out of which 45.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families.

17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.