. ▁It ▁own s ▁and ▁oper ates ▁a ▁g aming ▁cas ino ▁in ▁Battle ▁Creek , ▁Michigan , ▁about ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ship ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁land . ▁Little ▁Port age ▁Creek ▁and ▁Bear ▁Creek ▁flow ▁through ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁town ships ▁in ▁Kal am az oo ▁County ▁are : ▁Br ady ▁( west ), ▁Pav il ion ▁( n orth west ) ▁and ▁Cl im ax ▁( n orth ). ▁In ▁Cal h oun ▁County : ▁L ero y ▁( n ortheast ) ▁and ▁Ath ens ▁( east ). ▁In ▁Branch ▁County : ▁Sher wood ▁( s out heast ). ▁In ▁St . ▁Joseph ▁County : ▁Leon idas ▁( s outh ) ▁and ▁M end on ▁( s outh west ). ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 4 1 4 ▁people , ▁ 4 8 6 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 4 0 2 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 3 9 . 3 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 5 . 2 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 5 0 2 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 9 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 5 . 4 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town