Central was a settlement around the Central Mine founded in 1854. It was largely settled by Cornish people. It got a post office in 1871. The mine closed in 1898 and the post office was closed in 1906. It then became a ghost town although the Methodist Church was maintained and descendants of the former residents would make annual trips back to it at least until the 1970s.
Hebards or Hebard is an unincorporated community in the township at. It was a station on the Mineral Range Railroad and a post office opened on June 30, 1903. It was named for Charles and Edward Hebard, who operated sawmills on Keweenaw Bay.
Snowshoe is an unincorporated community in the township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 60 people, 34 households, and 14 families residing in the township. The population density was 0.9 per square mile. There were 113 housing units at an average density of 1.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the township was 98.33% White, and 1.67% from two or more races. 46.2% were of Finnish, 11.5% Irish, 7.7% French, 5.8% Dutch, 5.8% German, 5.8% Polish, 5.8% Scandinavian, and 5.8% Slavic ancestry. There were 34 households out of which 11.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.4% were married couplesliving together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.8% were non-families. 58.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 29.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.76 and the average family size was 2.79. In the township the population was spread out with 15.0% under the age of 18, 1.7% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 33.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females, there were 122.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $27,000, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,989. There were no families and 12.7% of the population living below the poverty line, including no individuals under eighteen and 23.8% of those over 64.
