Town of Asquith | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Asquith's Main Street | |
| Motto: Centre of the British Empire | |
  Location of Asquith in Saskatchewan  Asquith, Saskatchewan (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 52°08′06″N 107°13′41″W / 52.135°N 107.228°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 12 |
| Rural Municipality | Vanscoy |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Incorporated (Village) | 1907 |
| Incorporated (Town) | 1908 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gail Erhart |
| • Town Manager | Kathy Picketts |
| • Governing body | Asquith Town Council |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.23 km2 (0.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 639 |
| • Density | 469.4/km2 (1,216/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S0K 0J0 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 14 |
| Website | http://townofasquith.com |
Asquith is a town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi) west of Saskatoon. It became a village in December 1907. According to the 2011 Census, its population is 603.
Asquith has a 543-hectare conservation area.[1]
The site was largely the original lands settled by Ontario pioneers Andrew Mather and Jennet Mather, née Ainslie.[2] In 2015, a helicopter accident occurred near Asquith, which was investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.[3]
- ^ "Asquith" (PDF). Nature Conservancy of Canada. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Polachic, Darlene (5 July 2008). "Principle of sharing put into practice". Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
- ^ "TSB deploys a team of investigators to a helicopter accident near Asquith, Saskatchewan". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 15 March 2024.