Armstrong is a compact rural community, unincorporated place, and

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on the Canadian National Railway

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main line in the unorganized portion of

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in Northwestern

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. The

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's Armstrong Settlement is coterminous to this community. The Armstrong area is a popular tourist destination in the summer for fishing and hunting. The community is not part of an incorporated municipality, but is administered by a

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. Armstrong is accessible via Highway 527, which extends north from Highway 11/17 near

Thunder Bay Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario and the second most populous (after Greater Sudbury) municipality in Northern Ontario; its population i ...

. It takes about three hours to get to Armstrong by car from Thunder Bay. According to the

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, the community had a population of 193, down from 220 in 2011, a decrease of 12.3%. There are 186 dwellings of which 84 are occupied by usual residents

CFS Armstrong, Canadian Forces Station Armstrong, located 1.1 miles (1.8 km) east of Armstrong, was closed in 1974. Later that year the base was sold to private owners and turned into a popular gathering area for the town that included a restaurant and bar, hotel, multiple apartments, garages, and a curling rink. The area, known as D&L, was closed and abandoned in 1993 and remains that way today. The town of Armstrong currently has a public school, two restaurants, a

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post office, a clinic, a Mini Mart gas station and motel, and the Armstrong General store (formally J&J General store 1961-2015). Armstrong Airport is located 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) east southeast of Armstrong. The

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''Canadian'' train travels through and stops on request in Armstrong. AerialArmstrong

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