A portion of Brevator Township is located within the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation.

The following municipalities and communities are adjacent to Brevator Township : Saint Louis River Road runs east–west along Brevator Township's southern boundary line with adjacent city of Cloquet and Carlton County.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,226 people, 403 households, and 326 families residing in the township.

There were 416 housing units at an average density of 12.0 per square mile (4.6/km2).

12.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.