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.

Preceding station	Via Rail			Following station
Reserve toward Churchill		Winnipeg–Churchill		Sturgis toward Winnipeg
Former services
Preceding station	Canadian National Railway			Following station
Usherville toward Hudson Bay Junction		Regina – Hudson Bay Junction		Ushta toward Regina

History

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

Demographics

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 15.4% from its 2016 population of 65. With a land area of 1 km (0.39 sq mi), it had a population density of 75.0/km (194.2/sq mi) in 2021.

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 -44.6% change from its 2011 population of 94. With a land area of 0.99 km (0.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 65.7/km (170.0/sq mi) in 2016.

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."

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Villages of Saskatchewan