 According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.9 square miles (118.8 km²), of which, 44.6 square miles (115.6 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²) of it (2.70%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 2,088 people, 836 households, and 585 families residing in the township.The population density was 46.8 people per square mile (18.1/km²).