 Before the arrival of Euro-American emigres, there was a tree here that was said to mark the grave of Ke-wah-ke-won, a leader of the Ojibwe in former days.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (0.50%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 3,619 people, 1,408 households, and 1,056 families residing in the township.