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