Armstrong is a compact rural community, unincorporated place, and divisional point on the

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transcontinental railway main line in the unorganized portion of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern

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. The Whitesand First Nation'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 local services board. 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 populati ...

. 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 Armstrong Airport is located east southeast of Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has histo ...

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 Armstrong may refer to: Places * Armstrong Creek (disambiguation), various places Antarctica * Armstrong Reef, Biscoe Islands Argentina * Armstrong, Santa Fe Australia * Armstrong, Victoria Canada * Armstrong, British Columbia * Armstrong, ...

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Communities in Thunder Bay District Designated places in Ontario Anishinaabe communities in Canada Local services boards in Ontario {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub