As of the 2000 census,[5] there were 1,434 people, 628 households, and 396 families residing in the township.
The population density was 1,978.1 inhabitants per square mile (763.7/km2). There were 667 housing units at an average density of 920.1 per square mile (355.3/km2).
The racial makeup of the township was 87.31% White, 9.97% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.
There were 628 households, out of which 28.7% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. Out of all of the households that were documented, 32.2% were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86.
Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.0% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 8.4% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 27.6% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 25.5% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 14.6% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was thirty-six years.
For every one hundred females there were 84.3 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 78.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $39,293. Males had a median income of $31,382 compared with that of $20,625 for females.
Approximately 9.8% of families and 11.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 22.2% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 4.6% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
