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, with a population of 83. By the 1940s, Canyon's population was estimated at 100.