As of the census of 2000, there were 1,112 people, 436 households, and 299 families living in the township. The population density was . There were 490 housing units at an average density of 23.5/sq mi (9.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the township was 99.73% White, 0.18% Native American and 0.09% Asian. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.09% of the population.
There were 436 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $35,625. Males had a median income of $28,906 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $14,755. About 9.2% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Supervisors
- Theodore Styka, Chairman
- James Stevens
- Bill Pecika
Legislators
- State Representative Neal Goodman, Democrat, 123rd district
- State Senator Dave Argall, Republican, 29th district
- US Representative Dan Meuser, Republican, 9th district
Government and infrastructure
The prison State Correctional Institution – Mahanoy is in the township.
Education
It is in the Mahanoy Area School District.<!--Census code UNI 14430-->
Notable people
- Daniel Otto, fraktur artist
- Johann Henrich Otto, fraktur artist