Jocko is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in
geographic
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Osborne Township in the
Unorganized North Part of
Nipissing District
Nipissing District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858. The district seat is North Bay.
In 2016, the population was 83,150. The land area is ; the population density was , making it o ...
in
Northeastern
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Ontario
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,
Canada
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.
It was created during the construction of the
Ontario Northland Railway
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Originally built to develop the Lake Timiskaming and Lake Nipissing area ...
in the early 20th century. Jocko is located on the railway line between the railway point of
Osborne
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Can ...
to the north and the dispersed rural community of
Tomiko to the south.
Jocko is at the upstream (south) end of
Jocko Lake, the source of the
Jocko River.
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Communities in Nipissing District