Endeavour, Saskatchewan

For other uses, see Endeavour.
Village of Endeavour

Location of Endeavour in Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 52°13′52″N 102°37′16″W / 52.231°N 102.621°W / 52.231; -102.621
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Saskatchewan
Census division 9
Rural Municipality Preeceville
Post office Founded December 1, 1915
Incorporated (Village) N/A
Incorporated (Town) N/A
Government
 • Mayor James German
 • Administrator Kathleen Ambrose
 • Governing body Endeavour Village Council
Area
 • Total 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 118
 • Density 119.3/km2 (309/sq mi)
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
Postal code S0A 0W0
Area code(s) 306
Highways Highway 9
[1][2][3][4]

Endeavour is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

The Endeavour railway station receives Via Rail service.

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."

The mayor Graydonis Gay is running for liberal government.

Demographics

See also

Usherville
Kelvington Manitoba
   Endeavour  
Preeceville

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters
  2. ↑ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original (– Scholar search) on November 21, 2008
  3. ↑ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency
  4. ↑ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line
  5. ↑ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Endeavour on Mars". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  6. ↑ A.J.S. Rayl (2008-09-30). "Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Embarks on New Endeavour, Spirit Gets Back To Normal Schedule". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  7. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  8. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

Coordinates: 52°13′52″N 102°37′16″W / 52.231°N 102.621°W / 52.231; -102.621

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