 Rutland Township was named after Rutland, Vermont.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.0 square miles (95.7 km²), of which 35.5 square miles (92.0 km²) of it is land and 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it (3.82%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 472 people, 162 households, and 138 families residing in the township.