At the 2000
census, there were 918 people, 340 households and 239 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 800 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.04%
White, 0.11%
African American, 1.42%
Native American, 0.11% from
other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. There were 340 households, of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were
married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.81. Age distribution was 20.3% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 27.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males. The
median household income was $40,547, and the median family income was $44,028. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $21,125 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $16,140. About 6.6% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 24.9% of those age 65 or over. ==References==