Hellwig Creek flows through the eastern portion of Northland Township.

The following are adjacent to Northland Township : The extreme eastern portion of Northland Township is located within the Cloquet Valley State Forest of Saint Louis County.

Saint Louis County Highway 133 (CR 133) runs east–west through the middle of Northland Township; the roadway continues west to Meadowlands.

County Road 49 runs east–west through the northeast portion of Northland Township.

20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 18.8% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.