 According to Warren Upham, Hale Township was named either for a local pioneer or for John P. Hale (1806–1873), an American politician.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which of it is land and of it (3.80%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 957 people, 335 households, and 275 families residing in the township.