The township was named for White Bear, an Ojibwe chief, who is buried there near a lake shore.

Cloud, Minnesota to Fort Wadsworth ran through the township.

[4] White Bear Lake Township contains the city of Starbuck, Minnesota.

18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 7.3% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under the age of 18 and 18.8% of those 65 and older.