As of the census of 2000, there were 754 people, 283 households, and 213 families residing in the township. The population density was 24.1 people per square mile (9.3/km). There were 320 housing units at an average density of 10.2/sq mi (4.0/km).
The racial makeup of the township was 98.54% White, 0.13% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.
There were 283 households, out of which 42.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.12.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 26.9% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.0% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 31.4% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 22.9% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 10.7% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-six years.
For every one hundred females, there were 95.3 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 96.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $33,438, and the median income for a family was $39,464. Males had a median income of $35,375 compared with that $18,125 for females.
The per capita income for the township was $14,906.
Approximately 15.9% of families and 18.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 24.9% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 14.3% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.