Stewart is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

and

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Montgomery County,

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, United States.

U.S. Route 82 U.S. Route 82 (US 82) is an east–west United States highway in the Southern United States. Created on July 1, 1931 across central Mississippi and southern Arkansas, US 82 eventually became a 1,625-mile (2,615 km) route extending from ...

passes through Stewart, and the Big Black River flows south of the settlement. The Stewart Volunteer Fire Department is located in Stewart.

History

The

Georgia Pacific Railway The Georgia Pacific Railway was a railway company chartered on December 31, 1881, consolidating the Georgia Western Railroad and the Georgia Pacific Railroad Company of Alabama. The Georgia Western Railroad was chartered by the Georgia Legislatu ...

completed a line through Stewart in late 1880s. By 1906, Stewert had a post office and a population of 200. A bed of iron ore located north of Stewart was mined during the 1950s, and shipped by railway to

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for processing. It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 99.

Demographics

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

References

Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Mississippi Unincorporated communities in Mississippi Census-designated places in Montgomery County, Mississippi {{MontgomeryCountyMS-geo-stub