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History · Northland Township

Half of Northland Township’s homes were built after 1985

Most of Northland Township was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1953 on.

0on the National Register
4%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Northland Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Northland Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Northland Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Northland Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Northland Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Northland Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 155 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 53 serves as a main route in the township. The community of Canyon is located within Northland Township. Canyon is located 27 miles north of the city of Duluth at the junction of U.S. Highway 53 and Harris Road (County Road 737).

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 169 to 155 (-8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Northland Township on the map, 1953 to 1969

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Northland Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Northland Township on the 1953 USGS mapNorthland Township on the 1969 USGS map1953Canyon sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Northland Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Northland Township

Nobody well known was born in Northland Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Dylan SambergAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1999
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Jerry UjdurAmerican baseball player · b. 1957
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Wyatt AamodtAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1997
Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Canyon

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

New Independence TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMeadowlands Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCotton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.