Editing Endicott, Washington (section)

==History==
Endicott was [[plat]]ted in 1882 and named for William Endicott Jr of the Oregon Improvement Company.<ref name=majors>{{Cite book| last = Majors | first = Harry M. | title = Exploring Washington | publisher = Van Winkle Publishing Co | year = 1975 | page = 144 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CoWrPQAACAAJ| isbn = 978-0-918664-00-6}}</ref>  Endicott was officially incorporated on February 11, 1905.

===Population and activity===
The population of Endicott peaked in 1920, and has decreased since. This was caused by improved farm technology, allowing more area to be farmed by the same number of people. The decrease in population has affected the economy of the town: in the 1950s, the town had numerous stores; in 2011, the town has only a grocery store, a post office and a service station. In 1987 the Endicott High School was closed as the Endicott district merged with neighboring community of St John: the class of 1986 only had one student.<ref name="seattletimes">{{cite news |last=Broom |first=Jack |date=March 19, 2011 |title=A one-store town struggles to keep sense of community |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014547169_censussmalltowns20m.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321185157/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014547169_censussmalltowns20m.html |archive-date=March 21, 2011 |newspaper=Seattle Times}}</ref>  The elementary school is still operational, and the community hosts the middle school for both St. John and Endicott.