Asquith, Saskatchewan Explained

Official Name:Town of Asquith
Settlement Type:Town
Motto:Centre of the British Empire
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Asquith in Saskatchewan
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Gail Erhart
Leader Title1:Town Manager
Leader Name1:Kathy Picketts
Leader Title2:Governing body
Leader Name2:Asquith Town Council
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1903
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:1907
Established Title3:Incorporated (Town)
Established Date3:1908
Area Land Km2:1.23
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:639
Population Density Km2:469.4
Timezone:CST
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:S0K 0J0
Area Code:306
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 14
Website:http://townofasquith.com

Asquith is a town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 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]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Asquith had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 1.37km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asquith . 6 May 2024 . Nature Conservancy of Canada.
  2. News: Principle of sharing put into practice. July 5, 2008. Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Darlene. Polachic.
  3. Web site: TSB deploys a team of investigators to a helicopter accident near Asquith, Saskatchewan . 2024-03-15 . www.newswire.ca . en.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.