Canyon, Minnesota Explained

Official Name:Canyon
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Minnesota#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Minnesota
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Saint Louis
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Northland Township
Population Total:40
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1355
Coordinates:47.04°N -92.4708°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:55717
Area Code:218
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:660955

Canyon is an unincorporated community in Northland Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

The community is located 27 miles north of the city of Duluth at the junction of U.S. Highway 53 and Harris Road (County Road 737).

Canyon is located between the cities of Duluth and Virginia on U.S. Highway 53.

Hellwig Creek flows through the community.

History

Canyon was regarded as a hamlet in the 1920s,[1] with a population of 83.[2]

By the 1940s, Canyon's population was estimated at 100.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Society, Minnesota Historical . Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society . 1920 . Minnesota Historical Society . 479 . en.
  2. Book: Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States,territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 210 . en.
  3. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 487 . en . 2023-12-17.