As of the
2000 census, there were 2,628 people, 980 households, and 750 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 1,036 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the township was 99.5% White, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.2% of the population. There were 980 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.04. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $33,688, and the median income for a family was $40,833. Males had a median income of $33,259 versus $22,414 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $17,195. About 8.4% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over. ==References==