Canosia TownshipMN
A town of 2,187, settled in 1889. Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.
Is Canosia Township a good place to live?
Canosia Township’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and health; its weakest is a C for cost of living. Canosia Township’s July high is 77°F, against 82°F in Minnesota’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Canosia Wildlife Management Area, at 2,504 acres with 6.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Canosia Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Canosia Township stand out
Where Canosia Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Canosia Township for work
Where Canosia Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Canosia Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Canosia Township is from typical.
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Moving to Canosia Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Canosia Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Canosia Township.
On state tests, Canosia Township’s schools beat 81% of Minnesota districts
Its public schools are run by the Proctor Public School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Lake ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 293 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Canosia Township is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns
Canosia Township beats the Minnesota average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of adults binge drink in Canosia Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 16%. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Canosia Township.
| Canosia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 75% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Canosia Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.5% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More than half of Canosia Township’s working residents commute to Duluth
Most working residents leave Canosia Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Canosia Township grew to 408 in 2023, 143 more than in 2013. 4.9% of Canosia Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Canosia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Canosia Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Canosia Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 0° and about 90 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Canosia Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Canosia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Canosia Wildlife Management Area | 6.2 mi | 2,504 |
| 2. Canosia Township Recreation Area | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Superior Railroad Museum and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Canosia Township. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumLake Superior Railroad Museum
11 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Lakes Aquarium
10 mi MuseumDuluth Depot12 mi Zoo & aquariumLake Superior Zoo
14 mi MuseumFairlawn Mansion
29 mi MuseumTwo Harbors LighthousePhoto credits
Lake Superior Railroad Museum: User resedabear on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Great Lakes Aquarium: Tmajewski, Public domain · Duluth Depot: Hikki Nagasaki, Public domain · Fairlawn Mansion: Nfarmakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Two Harbors Lighthouse: pmarkham, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Canosia Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Canosia Township
About 2 of every 100 Canosia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Canosia Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Canosia Township is an urban township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Canosia is a name derived from the Ojibwe word ginoozhe, meaning "northern pike". The population was 2,206 at the 2020 census. Midway Road (County Road 13) and Martin Road (County Road 9) are two of the main routes in the township. Other routes include Lavaque Road (County Road 48), Lavaque Bypass Road, and Old Miller Trunk Highway. U.S. Highway 53 passes briefly through the southwest corner of Canosia Township. The Pike Lake business district is located within the township. The town hall and fire hall are located at the corner of Midway Rd. and Martin Rd. (4896 Midway Rd, Duluth MN 55811) Canosia Townshi…
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,430 ft
Canosia Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Canosia Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canosia Township | — | — | C | — | A− | A− |
| Rice Lake | #214 | B− | C− | — | B− | B+ |
| Duluth | #253 | C | C | C− | B− | B+ |
| Fredenberg Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Hermantown | #190 | B | D | C | A | A |
| Grand Lake Township | #247 | C+ | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
Canosia Township and Fredenberg Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Canosia Township, Rice Lake, Fredenberg Township and Grand Lake Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Canosia Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Canosia Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Canosia Township, MN a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.
Is Canosia Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.