[3] Rudolph Hanson (1903-2002), Minnesota lawyer and politician, was born in Pickerel Lake Township.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 746 people, 266 households, and 221 families residing in the township.

There were 273 housing units at an average density of 7.9/sq mi (3.0/km2).

There were 266 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families.

13.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.