Ten Mile Lake Township was organized in 1878, and named for a former lake which was named for its distance, ten miles (16 km) from a trading post.

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 195 people, 67 households, and 58 families residing in the township.

There were 67 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.6% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families.

13.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 1.9% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.