Pope County's first school district was established in Grove Lake Township in 1877.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 268 people, 102 households, and 77 families residing in the township.

There were 154 housing units at an average density of 4.8 per square mile (1.9/km2).

21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 7.6% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.0% of those 65 or over.