[3] Meadow Brook Township took its name from a stream where a schoolhouse once stood.

There were 230 housing units at an average density of 6.0 per square mile (2.3/km2).

The racial makeup of the township was 96.72% White, 1.64% Native American, 0.55% Asian, and 1.09% from two or more races.

27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 19.0% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.4% of those 65 or over.