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