thumb|Hematite iron ore from the Biwabik Iron-Formation, Whiteside Mine, [[Buhl, Minnesota ]]
Biwabik Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. Biwabik is a name derived from the Ojibwe language meaning "iron". The population was 804 at the 2010 census.
State Highway 135 (MN 135) and Vermilion Trail (County 4) are two of the main routes in the township.
Other routes include Saint Louis County Roads 20 (Heritage Trail) and
97.
The city of Biwabik is located within the northeast part of Biwabik Township geographically but is a separate entity.
The city of McKinley is located within the northwest part of the township geographically but is a separate entity.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; is land and , or 7.72%, is water.
The Pike River flows through the northwest corner of Biwabik Township.
The Saint Louis River flows through the southeast corner of the township.
Adjacent townships, cities, and communities
The following are adjacent to Biwabik Township :
- The city of Biwabik (north-northeast)
- The city of Virginia (west-northwest)
- The city of Gilbert (west)
- Fayal Township (southwest)
- Tikander Lake Unorganized Territory (south)
- White Township (southeast, east, and northeast)
- The unincorporated community of Palo (southeast)
- The city of Aurora (northeast)
- Hay Lake Unorganized Territory (north)
- Wuori Township (northwest)
County 97 runs east–west along Biwabik Township's southern boundary line with adjacent Tikander Lake Unorganized Territory in the southwest corner of Biwabik Township. Faber Road runs east–west along the township's southern boundary line in the southeast corner of Biwabik Township.
Demographics
As of the census