Stewart is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
and
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Montgomery County,
Mississippi
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, United States.
As of the
2020 census, it had a population of 99.
The Stewart Volunteer Fire Department is located in Stewart.
History
The
Georgia Pacific Railway completed a line through Stewart in late 1880s.
By 1906, Stewart 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
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson County. The population was 200,733 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List ...
for processing.
It was first listed as a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
for the 2020 census.
Geography
Stewart is in eastern Montgomery County and is bordered to the north by
Webster County.
U.S. Route 82 passes through the community, leading west to
Kilmichael and northeast to
Eupora.
Winona, the Montgomery
county seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...
, is to the west via US 82.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the Stewart CDP has an area of , all land.
The
Big Black River passes to the south of the community.
Demographics
2020 census
References
Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Mississippi
Unincorporated communities in Mississippi
Census-designated places in Montgomery County, Mississippi
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