The township is named for Lucius Frederick Hubbard, ninth Governor of Minnesota.

The Straight, Fish Hook, and Shell rivers flow in the western part of the township.

[4] The unincorporated community of Hubbard is near the confluence of the Shell and Fish Hook rivers.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 786 people, 311 households, and 235 families residing in the township.

22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.