Togo, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Togo is an unincorporated community
in Itasca County
, Minnesota
, United States
.
Togo's motto is "Where the pavement ends and the North begins".
Located 32 miles north of Nashwauk
at the junction of Minnesota State Highways 1
and 65
, Togo is a remote area with a population of much less than 15 people per square mile. Additionally, Togo is about 26-miles west of Cook
and 26-miles east of Effie
.
Togo has no grocery store or post office, however has a modest private airport. Togo has two artisan water wells open to the public. One is located at the cross roads of Highway 65 and State Highway 1. Togo had a post office with a zip code years ago, but Cook is now Togo's Zip code(55723) The old post office and store is now a residential home which is home to an Artisan. There is one gas pump in Togo. Dick Olson who is 97 sells gas to the public. Dick Olson is a Living Legend, One of the areas most prolific loggers and employer. The old Togo Elementary School is home to a residence and also operates a small saw mill. There was also a good ole family restaurant/bar at the crossroads of Hwy 65 & Hwy 1 (The Junction) that closed in 2011. Togo connects to hundreds of mile of snowmobile trails. The Togo spur is located near the Junction which directs sled traffic. The Minnesota Department of Corrections operates a Juvenile Correctional Facility with an emphasis of Wilderness Training/Restorative Justice. It's been established for over 50 years. It's commonly known as [Thistledew Camp]. The Mn Dept. of Corrections also operates a women's correctional facility which operates as a boot camp for women's offenders. The facility has roughly 60 employees.
Notable residents include Jamie Nelson, four-time winner of the John Beargrease Dog Sled Race, four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race competitor, as well as globe trotting with her famous dog sledding boot camps held all around the world.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Itasca County
Itasca County, Minnesota
Itasca County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is named after Lake Itasca, which is in turn a shortened version the Latin words veritas caput, meaning 'truth' and 'head', a reference to the source of the Mississippi River. As of 2010, the population was 45,058. Its county seat...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
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Togo's motto is "Where the pavement ends and the North begins".
Located 32 miles north of Nashwauk
Nashwauk, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 935 people, 434 households, and 266 families residing in the city. The population density was 165.8 people per square mile . There were 467 housing units at an average density of 82.8 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 98.82% White, 0.53%...
at the junction of Minnesota State Highways 1
Minnesota State Highway 1
Minnesota State Highway 1 is a highway in northwest and northeast Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 54 at the North Dakota state line and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with Minnesota Highway 61 at the unincorporated town of Illgen City in Beaver Bay...
and 65
Minnesota State Highway 65
Minnesota State Highway 65 is a highway in east-central and northeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Washington Avenue at the north end of downtown Minneapolis and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S...
, Togo is a remote area with a population of much less than 15 people per square mile. Additionally, Togo is about 26-miles west of Cook
Cook, Minnesota
Cook is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 574 at the 2010 census.U.S. Highway 53 and Minnesota Highway 1 are two of the main arterial routes in the community....
and 26-miles east of Effie
Effie, Minnesota
Effie is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 123 at the 2010 census.Minnesota State Highways 1 and 38 are two of the main arterial routes in the community.-Geography:...
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Togo has no grocery store or post office, however has a modest private airport. Togo has two artisan water wells open to the public. One is located at the cross roads of Highway 65 and State Highway 1. Togo had a post office with a zip code years ago, but Cook is now Togo's Zip code(55723) The old post office and store is now a residential home which is home to an Artisan. There is one gas pump in Togo. Dick Olson who is 97 sells gas to the public. Dick Olson is a Living Legend, One of the areas most prolific loggers and employer. The old Togo Elementary School is home to a residence and also operates a small saw mill. There was also a good ole family restaurant/bar at the crossroads of Hwy 65 & Hwy 1 (The Junction) that closed in 2011. Togo connects to hundreds of mile of snowmobile trails. The Togo spur is located near the Junction which directs sled traffic. The Minnesota Department of Corrections operates a Juvenile Correctional Facility with an emphasis of Wilderness Training/Restorative Justice. It's been established for over 50 years. It's commonly known as [Thistledew Camp]. The Mn Dept. of Corrections also operates a women's correctional facility which operates as a boot camp for women's offenders. The facility has roughly 60 employees.
Notable residents include Jamie Nelson, four-time winner of the John Beargrease Dog Sled Race, four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race competitor, as well as globe trotting with her famous dog sledding boot camps held all around the world.