[3] Graceville Township took its name from the city of Graceville, which was named for Thomas Langdon Grace, second Roman Catholic Bishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota.

The city of Graceville is entirely within this township geographically but is a separate entity.

The township contains these two cemeteries: Big Stone Hutterite Colony and Graceville.

9.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 36.4% of families and 43.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.