Oba, Ontario

Oba is a dispersed rural community in Ontario, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.

Demographics

In the 2021 [Canadian census|2021 Census of Population] conducted by Statistics Canada, 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 and the Canadian [Northern Railway]. Canadian National Railway 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.
Oba is served by Via Rail at the Oba station.