 According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.0 square miles (49.3 km²), of which, 17.8 square miles (46.1 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²) of it (6.46%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 2,406 people, 832 households, and 648 families residing in the township.The population density was 135.1 people per square mile (52.2/km²).