Endeavour, Saskatchewan Explained

Endeavour
Official Name:Village of Endeavour
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Endeavour in Saskatchewan
Coordinates:52.1582°N -102.6534°W
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:East-central
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Government Type:Municipal
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Endeavour Village Council
Leader Title1:Mayor
Leader Name1:James German
Leader Title2:Administrator
Leader Name2:Kathleen Ambrose
Established Title:Post office Founded
Established Date:December 1, 1915
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Area Total Km2:0.99
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:65
Population Density Km2:65.7
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0A 0W0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Railways
Blank1 Info:Via Rail

Endeavour (2016 population:) 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.

History

Endeavour incorporated as a village on April 29, 1953.[1] The community, originally named Annette, was renamed Endeavour after the first attempted commercial passenger flight across the Atlantic in 1930.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Endeavour had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Endeavour recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.99km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

In pop-culture

A feature on Mars was named for the village: the crater Endeavour,[5] [6] 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."

See also

References

52.1582°N -102.6534°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: I 1900 and Before - 8. 2021-02-02. cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org. en.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.
  5. Web site: Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Endeavour on Mars . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 2016-02-14.
  6. Web site: Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Embarks on New Endeavour, Spirit Gets Back To Normal Schedule . A.J.S. Rayl . 2008-09-30 . 2016-02-14 . The Planetary Society.