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