 According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.5 square miles (24.6 km2).9.4 square miles (24.4 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2) of it (0.74%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 5,508 people, 2,280 households, and 1,589 families residing in the township.The population density was 583.4 people per square mile (225.3/km2).