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Togo Saskatchewan Information

Togo (2016 population: 86) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cote No. 271 and Census Division No. 9. It is .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}800 metres (1?2 mile) west of the Manitoba border and approximately 72 km (45 mi) northeast of the City of Yorkton. _x000D_ In 1906, during the Russo-Japanese war, two names stood out: Admiral Togo of the Japanese fleet and Admiral Makaroff of Russia. In 1906 Pelly Siding was incorporated as a village and renamed Togo after the Japanese admiral, and the next community to the east on the CNR line (5 miles) was named Makaroff (Manitoba) in honour of the Russian admiral. _x000D_ Despite the small population, Togo has a post office, Lutheran church, curling/skating rink, drop-in centre. Besides farming, local activities include fishing (see: Lake of the Prairies) or playing hockey. There used to be several grain elevators located just off the railway. _x000D_ NHL player Ted Hampson is from the village. Reginald John Marsden Parker from Togo served as the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan. _x000D_ Togo station receives Via Rail service. In April 2013, a passenger train derailed near the village. No one was injured. _x000D_ Togo incorporated as a village on September 4, 1906. _x000D_ This village was founded after the Japanese had won several victories in the war against Russia (Russo-Japanese War 1904–05). Britain was allied with Japan in this war and Japan was a very popular nation throughout the British Empire. Three towns in Saskatchewan along the CN line (Togo, Kuroki, Mikado), a regional park (Oyama), and CN Siding (Fukushiama) were named in honour of Japanese achievements in this war. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Togo had a population of 83 living in 46 of its 62 total private dwellings, a change of -3.5% from its 2016 population of 86. With a land area of 1.44 km2 (0.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 57.6/km2 (149.3/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Togo recorded a population of 86 living in 45 of its 63 total private dwellings, a -1.2% change from its 2011 population of 87. With a land area of 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 57.3/km2 (148.5/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}51°24?13?N 101°35?04?W? / ?51.40361°N 101.58444°W? / 51.40361; -101.58444 _x000D_ _x000D_ This article about a location in the Census Division No. 9 of Saskatchewan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it._x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo,_Saskatchewan