As of the
2000 census, there were 4,728 people, 1,682 households, and 1,269 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,755 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the township was 95.43% White, 3.98% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.02% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.78% of the population. There were 1,682 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 63.4% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.04. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 28.3% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.5% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 28.9% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 22.7% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 12.6% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-six years. For every one hundred females, there were 115.6 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 100.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $39,385, and the median income for a family was $45,696. Males had a median income of $31,502 compared with that of $19,597 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $14,996. Approximately 10.5% of families and 14.5% of the population were living below the
poverty line, including 21.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 12.2% of those who were aged sixty-five or older. ==Education==