Togo, Saskatchewan


Togo is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Cote No. 271 and Census Division No. 9. It is west of the Manitoba border and approximately northeast of the City of Yorkton.
In 1906 the Russo-Japanese war was being waged and 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 was named Makaroff in honour of the Russian admiral.
Despite the small population, Togo has a post office, Lutheran church, curling/skating rink, drop-in centre. Besides farming, local activities include fishing or playing hockey. There used to be several grain elevators located just off the railway.
NHL player Ted Hampson is from the village. Reginald John Marsden Parker from Togo served as the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.
Togo station receives Via Rail 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.
As an interesting aside, this village was founded after the Japanese had won several victories in the war against Russia. 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, a regional park, and CN Siding were named in honour of Japanese achievements in this war.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 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.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Togo recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.