At the 2000 census, there were 3,228 people, 1,223 households and 900 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,347 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.30%
White, 0.68%
African American, 0.06%
Native American, 0.25%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.25% from
other races, and 0.43% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population. There were 1,223 households, of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were
married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.09. 24.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males. The
median household income was $51,568 and the median family income was $56,553. Males had a median income of $41,164 compared with $26,563 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $21,088. About 4.8% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==