Mikado, Saskatchewan

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.

Demographics

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]