At the 2000 census, there were 908 people, 336 households and 237 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 413 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the township was 98.24% White, 0.44% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.
There were 336 households, of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.2% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.23.
30.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64 and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.
The median household income was $30,568 and the median family incomewas $35,750. Males had a median income of $32,188 and females $19,773. The per capita income was $13,089. About 12.9% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.