Osborne Township is a
geographic township
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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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.
The
Ontario Northland Railway, constructed in the early 20th century, runs from the middle south to the northwest of the township. The dispersed rural community of
Jocko, without any
passing sidings, and the railway point of
Osborne, with one passing siding, are at the middle south and northwest of the township respectively.
Osborne Township also contains the majority of the northwest part of Jocko Rivers Provincial Park.
Within the park borders are
Jocko Lake, the source of the
Jocko River, and two tributaries of the Jocko River (in downstream order):
Black Duck Creek and (via
Little Sucker Lake)
Sucker Creek.
Other lakes all or in part in the township are
Little Sucker Lake,
Malone Lake and
Sucker Lake. All are in the
Saint Lawrence River
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drainage basin
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.
A
Hydro One
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transmission line
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traverses the township from north to south.
References
{{Adjacent communities
, title = Adjacent townships
, Centre = Osborne Township
, North =
La Salle Township
, Northeast = McAuslan Township
, East = Garrow Township
, Southeast = Lockhart Township
, South =
Stewart Township
, Southwest = Notman Township
, West = Hammell Township
, Northwest = Gooderham Township
Geographic townships in Ontario
Geography of Nipissing District