As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,383 people, 464 households, and 368 families residing in the township.
The population density was 48.8 inhabitants per square mile (18.8/km2). There were 522 housing units at an average density of 18.4/sq mi (7.1/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 98.63% White, 0.29% African American, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.07% of the population.
There were 464 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of eighteen; 70.5% were married couples living together, 4.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.37.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 29.6% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.6% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 26.5% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 22.1% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 13.2% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-six years.
For every one hundred females there were 102.2 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 99.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $35,109. Males had a median income of $28,125 compared with that of $17,132 for females.
Approximately 14.1% of families and 16.9% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 24.8% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 16.8% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
