[3] Children residing in the township are assigned to attend the Troy Area School District.

The Methodist Episcopal Church of Burlington was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

U.S. Route 6 runs east–west through the center of the township, following the valley of Sugar Creek and passing through the unincorporated community of West Burlington.

[3] As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 782 people, 172 households, and 131 families residing in the township.

21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.