Mikado is named after the ancient title of the Emperor of Japan. Is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The hamlet is part of the rural municipality of Sliding Hills No. 273. It has a flag stop for Via Rail's Winnipeg–Churchill train.
Preceding station | Via Rail | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Canora toward
Churchill
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Winnipeg–Churchill |
Veregin toward
Winnipeg
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Former services | ||||
Preceding station | Canadian National Railway | Following station | ||
Canora toward
Calgary
|
Calgary – Winnipeg |
Veregin toward
Winnipeg
|
Mikado is located at the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 754.
This village was founded after Japan had won several victories against the Russian Empire in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Britain was allied with Japan in this war and Japan has a degree of newfound popularity in the British Empire. Three towns in Saskatchewan along the CN line (Togo, Kuroki, Mikado), [1] a regional park (Oyama), [2] and CN Siding (Fukushiama) [3] were named in honour of Japanese achievements in this war.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mikado had a population of 40 living in 17 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of 60% from its 2016 population of 25. With a land area of 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 97.6/km2 (252.7/sq mi) in 2021. [4]
51°36′31″N 102°16′14″W / 51.60861°N 102.27056°W
Mikado is named after the ancient title of the Emperor of Japan. Is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The hamlet is part of the rural municipality of Sliding Hills No. 273. It has a flag stop for Via Rail's Winnipeg–Churchill train.
Preceding station | Via Rail | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Canora toward
Churchill
|
Winnipeg–Churchill |
Veregin toward
Winnipeg
| ||
Former services | ||||
Preceding station | Canadian National Railway | Following station | ||
Canora toward
Calgary
|
Calgary – Winnipeg |
Veregin toward
Winnipeg
|
Mikado is located at the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 754.
This village was founded after Japan had won several victories against the Russian Empire in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905). Britain was allied with Japan in this war and Japan has a degree of newfound popularity in the British Empire. Three towns in Saskatchewan along the CN line (Togo, Kuroki, Mikado), [1] a regional park (Oyama), [2] and CN Siding (Fukushiama) [3] were named in honour of Japanese achievements in this war.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mikado had a population of 40 living in 17 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of 60% from its 2016 population of 25. With a land area of 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 97.6/km2 (252.7/sq mi) in 2021. [4]
51°36′31″N 102°16′14″W / 51.60861°N 102.27056°W