Stewart 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
The Ontario Northland Railway is a Canadian railway operated by the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, a provincial Crown agency of the government of Ontario.
Originally built to develop the Lake Timiskaming and Lake Nipissing area ...
, constructed in the early 20th century, runs from south to north through the township, and the dispersed rural community of
Tomiko with two
passing sidings is on the railway in the centre-east.
Lakes that are all or in part in Stewart Township include
Brûlé Lake,
Ferguson Lake, Little Rock Lake, Little Tomiko Lake, Moose Lake, Notman Lake, and
Sturgeon Lake.
References
{{Adjacent communities
, title = Adjacent townships
, Centre = Stewart Township
, North =
Osborne Township
, Northeast = Garrow Township
, East = Lockhart Township
, Southeast =
Mulock Township
Mulock Township is a geographic township in the Unorganized North Part of Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, named for William Mulock. The Ontario Northland Railway, constructed in the early 20th century, runs through the south ...
, South = Merrick Township
, Southwest = Blyth Township
, West = Notman Township
, Northwest = Hammell Township
Geographic townships in Ontario
Geography of Nipissing District