[2] The township is in northern Muskegon County and is bordered to the west by the city of Whitehall.

U.S. Route 31, a four-lane freeway, crosses the township, with access from Exit 126 (West White Lake Drive) and Exit 128 (Business US-31 leading into Whitehall city).

At the 2000 census,[3] there were 1,648 people, 617 households and 459 families residing in the township.

There were 664 housing units at an average density of 70.4 per square mile (27.2/km2).

22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.