▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 4 7 2 ▁people , ▁ 5 3 4 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 4 4 0 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 4 1 . 5 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 6 . 0 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 5 7 1 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 1 6 . 1 / sq   mi ▁( 6 . 2 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁ 9 8 . 7 1 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 2 7 % ▁African ▁American , ▁ 0 . 1 4 % ▁Native ▁American , ▁ 0 . 4 8 % ▁Asian , ▁ 0 . 0 7 % ▁from ▁other ▁races , ▁and ▁ 0 . 3 4 % ▁from ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁His pan ic ▁or ▁Lat ino ▁of ▁any ▁race ▁were ▁ 0 . 4 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 5 3 4 ▁households ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁ 3 7 . 8 % ▁had ▁children ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁living ▁with ▁them , ▁ 7 4 . 9 % ▁were ▁married ▁cou ples ▁living ▁together , ▁ 3 . 9 % ▁had ▁a ▁female ▁house holder ▁with ▁no ▁husband ▁present , ▁and ▁ 1 7 . 6 % ▁were ▁non - famil ies . ▁ 1 2 . 2 %