On January 16, 1919 a petition signed by 61 legal voters was presented to the County Commissioners stating that they wished to become a civil township. It was the eleventh township to be so organized. The first officers were:
Supervisors: E.G. Scanson, J.J. McGrath, and Gus Luttschwager.
Treasurer, G.C. Gury
Clerk, G.C. Black
Constables, F.A. Trembley and Earl Molyneaux
Justices of the peace, C.F. Burk and G.K. Ness
1982 officers are:
Clerk‑treasurer Joan Heckaman
Supervisors, Dwight Wright, Ervin Topp and Mark Anderson, Chairman
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 310