Stewart is a

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and

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in Montgomery County,

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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

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for processing. It was first listed as a

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

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, 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 {{MontgomeryCountyMS-geo-stub