The Cloquet River flows through the western portion of North Star Township.

The following are adjacent to North Star Township : The northern portion of North Star Township is located within the Cloquet Valley State Forest.

At the 2000 census there were 203 people, 74 households, and 58 families living in the township.

The racial makeup of the township was 97.04% White, 0.99% Native American, 0.49% Asian, and 1.48% from two or more races.

About 5.6% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 25.0% of those sixty five or over.