Woodville Township was organized in 1858, and named for Eri G. and Loren Clark Wood, sibling settlers.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,273 people, 467 households, and 386 families residing in the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 84.25% White, 11.48% African American, 2.82% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races.

There were 467 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families.

15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.