According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 11.6 square miles (30.0 km2), of which 11.6 square miles (30.0 km2) is land and 0.09% is water.

[4] As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 2,021 people, 871 households, and 561 families residing in the township.

There were 946 housing units at an average density of 81.6 per square mile (31.5/km2).

There were 871 households, out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families.

31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.