Communities in the township have included Idlewild, which still exists, and Nirvana, an early lumbering center that has entirely disappeared.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 714 people, 308 households, and 186 families residing in the township.

There were 1,256 housing units at an average density of 35.5 per square mile (13.7/km2).

There were 308 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% were non-families.

31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.