 The Rice Covered Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.6 km²), of which, 35.8 square miles (92.6 km²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 1,863 people, 726 households, and 537 families residing in the township.