Ashern | |
|---|---|
  Ashern Location of Ashern in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 51°10′56″N 98°20′44″W / 51.18222°N 98.34556°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Manitoba |
| Region | Interlake |
| Census Division | No. 18 |
| Government | |
| • MP | James Bezan |
| • MLA | Derek Johnson |
| Population | |
• Total | 616 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal Code | R0C 0E0 |
| Area code | 204 |
| NTS Map | 062O01 |
| GNBC Code | GABCU |
Ashern is a local urban district[2] located in the Municipality of West Interlake in Manitoba's Interlake Region.
Today, the community supports the agriculture (mostly beef in addition to a few private pork and chicken farms), fishing, mineral extraction, recreation and tourism industries. The community of Ashern is the largest community in the municipality and is a regional service centre to a trading area of approximately 8,000 people.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census Ashern, Local urban district [Designated place], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province] - 100% data". Statistics Canada, 2016 Statistics Canada. 2017. Ashern, LUD [Designated place], Manitoba and Manitoba [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
- ^ "Local Urban Districts Regulation". Government of Manitoba. April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.