Clarksville is a village within the township. The Clarksville ZIP code serves the northern portion of the township.
The southeastern and south central part of the township is served by the Lake Odessa ZIP code, 48849.
The southwest portion of the township is served by the Freeport ZIP code, 49325.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,243 people, 780 households, and 605 families residing in the township. The population density was 62.7 per square mile. There were 830 housing units at an average density of 23.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the township was 98.08% White, 0.18% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.45% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population. There were 780 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couplesliving together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.26. In the township the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median agewas 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $50,370, and the median income for a family was $58,167. Males had a median income of $40,264 versus $25,771 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,122. About 4.7% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
