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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township
has a total area of 86.7 km˛ (33.5 mi˛). 85.3 km˛ (32.9 mi˛) of it is land
and 1.5 km˛ (0.6 mi˛) of it (1.70%) is water.
As of the census of 2000,
there are 915 people, 339 households, and 258 families residing in the
township. The population density is 10.7/km˛ (27.8/mi˛). There are 364
housing units at an average density of 4.3/km˛ (11.1/mi˛). The racial
makeup of the township is 99.02% White, 0.00% African American, 0.55%
Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other
races, and 0.33% from two or more races. 0.11% of the population are
Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 339 households out of which 36.6% have children under the age
of 18 living with them, 68.1% are married couples living together, 3.5%
have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% are
non-families. 21.8% of all households are made up of individuals and
8.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The
average household size is 2.70 and the average family size is 3.13.
In the township the population is spread out with 27.3% under the age of
18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and
9.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For
every 100 females there are 116.3 males. For every 100 females age 18
and over, there are 113.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township is $50,263, and the
median income for a family is $55,882. Males have a median income of
$43,173 versus $25,208 for females. The per capita income for the
township is $19,186. 4.6% of the population and 1.6% of families are
below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 0.8% of those under
the age of 18 and 15.2% of those 65 and older are living below the
poverty line.
