The laws were followed to the Beltrami County Board's satisfaction and it was ordered that the first election be held on Friday, May 19, 1899, at the home of William McCrehin and further ordered that the township be named Dudley.

Atf the 2000 census,[1] there were 365 people, 123 households and 97 families residing in the township.

There were 133 housing units at an average density of 4.5 per square mile (1.7/km2).

The racial make-up of the township was 98.90% White, 0.27% Pacific Islander and 0.82% from two or more races.

19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.