As of the
census of 2000, there were 10,352 people, 3,705 households, and 2,949 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 3,795 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.97%
White, 2.59%
African American, 0.07%
Native American, 2.42%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.37% from
other races, and 0.57% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population. There were 3,705 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were
married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.14. In the township the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $85,049, and the median income for a family was $96,318. Males had a median income of $66,675 versus $43,482 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $36,894. About 2.1% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over. ==Political representation==