 In February 2019, township supervisors approved unanimously a subdivision plan that includes a two-year moratorium on development of more than surrounding Mifflin House, to give preservationists time to raise enough money to save it.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which , or 0.14%, is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 5,930 people, 2,395 households, and 1,726 families residing in the township.