Oba is a dispersed rural community in

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, Canada. It is recognized as a

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by

, Oba had a population of 5 living in 2 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Transportation

Oba was the junction between the

Algoma Central Railway The Algoma Central Railway is a railway in Northern Ontario, Canada, that operates between Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst, Ontario, Hearst. It used to have a branch line to Wawa, Ontario, Wawa. The area served by th ...

and the

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acquired the Canadian Northern in 1923 and the Algoma Central Railway in 2001. Canadian National sold the former Algoma Central line for Oba south to the Agawa Canyon Railroad in 2022.https://www.northernontariobusiness.com/industry-news/transportation/new-short-line-rail-owners-of-former-algoma-central-look-to-get-on-a-roll-in-2022-5098749 Oba is served by

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at the Oba station.

References

Communities in Algoma District Designated places in Ontario {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub

Demographics

Transportation

See also

References