Endeavour, Saskatchewan

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Endeavour
Village of Endeavour
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Location of Endeavour in Saskatchewan
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Endeavour, Saskatchewan (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°09′30″N102°39′12″W / 52.1582°N 102.6534°W / 52.1582; -102.6534
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Region East-central
Census division 9
Rural Municipality Preeceville No. 334
Post office FoundedDecember 1, 1915
Government
  Type Municipal
  Governing body Endeavour Village Council
   Mayor James German
   Administrator Kathleen Ambrose
Area
  Total0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total65
  Density65.7/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
Postal code
S0A 0W0
Area code 306
Highways
Railways Via Rail
[1] [2] [3] [4]

Endeavour (2016 population: 65) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Preeceville No. 334 and Census Division No. 9. The Endeavour railway station receives Via Rail service, as well the village can be accessed via Highway 9.

Contents

Preceding station VIA Rail Canada simplified.svg Via Rail Following station
Reserve
toward Churchill
Winnipeg–Churchill Sturgis
toward Winnipeg
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Usherville ReginaHudson Bay Junction Ushta
toward Regina

History

Endeavour incorporated as a village on April 29, 1953. [5] The community, originally named Annette, was renamed Endeavour after the first attempted commercial passenger flight across the Atlantic in 1930. [6]

Demographics

Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
1981199    
1986191−4.0%
1991173−9.4%
1996 173+0.0%
2001 154−11.0%
2006 118−23.4%
2011 94−20.3%
2016 65−30.9%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics [7] [8]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Endeavour had a population of 75 living in 42 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Endeavour recorded a population of 65 living in 34 of its 45 total private dwellings, a

In pop-culture

A feature on Mars was named for the village: the crater Endeavour, [11] [12] which the rover Opportunity has been investigating since 2011.

Johnny Cash makes reference to Endeavour in his song 'The Girl in Saskatoon': "I left a little town a little south of Hudson Bay."

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References

  1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 12, 2012
  2. Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
  3. Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
  4. Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
  5. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. "I 1900 and Before - 8". cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  7. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  9. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  10. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  11. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Endeavour on Mars". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  12. A.J.S. Rayl (September 30, 2008). "Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Embarks on New Endeavour, Spirit Gets Back To Normal Schedule". The Planetary Society. Retrieved February 14, 2016.

52°09′29″N102°39′12″W / 52.158194°N 102.653389°W / 52.158194; -102.653389