 According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.4 square miles (70.9 km²), of which, 26.8 square miles (69.3 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (2.23%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 1,189 people, 443 households, and 330 families residing in the township.The population density was 44.4 people per square mile (17.1/km²).