It was named for Cuba, New York, the former hometown of the early settler Charles W.

The north edge of the city of Lake Park is within this township geographically but is a separate entity.

The township contains these three cemeteries: Baarstad, Lake Park and Swedish Lutheran.

23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 4.8% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.8% of those 65 or over.