▁of ▁which ▁ ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁it ▁( 3 . 5 0 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 2 9 ▁people , ▁ 1 6 5 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 2 4 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 2 . 4 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 4 . 8 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 0 3 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 5 . 9 / sq   mi ▁( 2 . 3 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁ 9 8 . 6 0 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 4 7 % ▁Native ▁American , ▁ 0 . 2 3 % ▁Asian , ▁and ▁ 0 . 7 0 % ▁from ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 6 5 ▁households ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁ 3 5 . 2 % ▁had ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁living ▁with ▁them , ▁ 6 4 . 2 % ▁were ▁married ▁cou ples ▁living ▁together , ▁ 6 . 7 % ▁had ▁a ▁female ▁house holder ▁with ▁no ▁husband ▁present , ▁and ▁ 2 4 . 8 % ▁were ▁non - famil ies . ▁ 2 3 . 6 % ▁of ▁all ▁households ▁were ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁individuals ▁and ▁ 1 3 . 3