 According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.7 square miles (38.0 km2), of which, 14.6 square miles (37.7 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) of it (0.82%) is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 1,276 people, 492 households, and 379 families residing in the township.The population density was 87.6 people per square mile (33.8/km2).