 According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.7 square miles (50.9 km²), of which, 19.5 square miles (50.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.66%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 1,463 people, 540 households, and 422 families residing in the township.The population density was 74.9 people per square mile (28.9/km²).