Endeavour, Saskatchewan


Endeavour 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.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 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, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Endeavour recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

In pop-culture

A feature on Mars was named for the village: the crater Endeavour, 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."