Togo, Saskatchewan

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Togo is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Togo is located 0.5 miles west of the Manitoba border and approximately 45 miles northeast of Yorkton.

1 History
2 Statistics
3 Economy and lifestyle
4 Current events

[edit] History

Togo was originally named Pelly Siding because of the nearby Pelly Trail, part of the Hudson Bay Trail that ran from Fort Ellis, Manitoba, to Fort Pelly. Red River carts hauled tons of freight over this trail, and left grooves as deep as the axles. Today a tiny section of the Old Pelly Trail still remains; it is located a quarter mile west of Togo.

In 1906 the Russo-Japanese war was raging and two names stood out, Admiral Togo of the Japanese fleet and General Makaroff of Russia. In 1906 Pelly Siding was incorporated as a village and renamed Togo after the Japanese admiral, and the next town to the east on the CNR line (5 miels) was named Makaroff (Manitoba) in honour of the Russian general.

Togo was the hub of this agricultural area. It had grain elevators, postal service, medical services, hardware and general stores, a bakery and financial institution. It was a bustling community that experienced tremendous growth with the daily arrival of immigrants from other parts of the world seeking their fortune.

[edit] Statistics

Latitude 51.403034 Longitude -101.58262 Total Population 143.0 Total Dwellings 76.0 Total Land Area 1.5021 Principal Community YORKTON Electoral Riding Yorkton--Melville

People Within 40km 7877.0 People Within 100 km 70437.0

[edit] Economy and lifestyle

The primary economy is agriculture. Grain farming thrives here, with some of the most fertile soil and optimal land in the country for this regard. Cattle farming is also abundant, both Beef and Dairy. Despite the small population, Togo still maintains a general store, churches (4?), post office, upolstory shop, farm equipment shop, credit union, curling/skating rink, drop in centre, and small hotel with bar. Besides farming locals enjoy some of the best fishing in the country (see: Lake of the Prairies) and of course, hockey!