▁The ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁of ▁De ck ard ▁is ▁near ▁the ▁sout heast ▁border . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ship ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁, ▁or ▁ 0 . 7 6 %, ▁is ▁water . ▁French ▁Creek ▁cross es ▁the ▁south west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 , 5 5 8 ▁people , ▁ 5 5 1 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 4 4 6 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town ship . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 4 4 . 5 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 7 . 2 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 6 6 4 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 1 9 . 0 / sq   mi ▁( 7 . 3 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁ 9 9 . 6 1 % ▁White , ▁ 0 . 1 3 % ▁Pacific ▁Island er , ▁ 0 . 0 6 % ▁from ▁other ▁races , ▁and ▁ 0 . 1 9 % ▁from ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁His pan ic ▁or ▁Lat ino ▁of ▁any ▁race ▁were ▁ 0 . 0 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 5 5 1 ▁households , ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁ 3 7 . 6