Togo ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the

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within the

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and Census Division No. 9. It is west of the

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border and approximately northeast of the city of

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. In 1906, during the

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, 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. Despite the small population, Togo has a post office, Lutheran church, curling/skating rink, and a drop-in centre. Besides farming, local activities include fishing (see: Lake of the Prairies) or playing

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. There used to be several grain elevators located just off the railway.

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player Ted Hampson is from the village.

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from Togo served as the

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. Togo station receives

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service. In April 2013, a passenger train derailed near the village. No one was injured.

History

Togo incorporated as a village on September 4, 1906. 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)Russell, E.T., (1973) What's in a Name: The Story Behind Saskatchewan Place Names, 0-88833-053-7 were named in honour of Japanese achievements in this war.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Togo had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Togo recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

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* {{coord, 51, 24, 13, N, 101, 35, 04, W, display=title Villages in Saskatchewan Cote No. 271, Saskatchewan Division No. 9, Saskatchewan Tōgō Heihachirō

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