| Official Name: | Assiniboia |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN SK Lake of the Rivers#Saskatchewan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Assiniboia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Rural Municipality |
| Subdivision Type3: | Federal Electoral District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cypress Hills-Grasslands |
| Subdivision Type4: | Provincial Constituency |
| Subdivision Name4: | Wood River |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Sharon Schauenberg |
| Leader Title1: | Council |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Title3: | MLA |
| Leader Title4: | MP |
| Established Title2: | Village |
| Established Date2: | 22 December 1912 |
| Established Title3: | Town |
| Established Date3: | 1913 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.79 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 2,389 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 630.3 |
| Population Demonym: | Assiniboian |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 49.6328°N -105.9921°W |
| Website: | Town of Assiniboia |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Assiniboia is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is about south-southwest of Moose Jaw beside Highway 2 and Highway 13.
The Dominion Land Survey's description of the area around Assiniboia is Sec.18, Twp.8, R.29, W2. It was first settled by people of English, French, Romanian, Scottish, and Scandinavian descent.[2] From 30 March 1908 to 23 November 1912, the post office at this location was named Leeville, Saskatchewan.[3]
The settlement of Assiniboia originated on 12 October 1912, when the Canadian Pacific Railway put 980 lots up for sale at the townsite as it built a branch line through southern Saskatchewan. The community grew rapidly and on 22 December 1912, it was incorporated as a village. In 1913, the population rose from 400 to 1,400, and the community was incorporated as a town. The town's name comes from the former district of Assiniboia, in which the town is located.[4]
During the Great Depression, town officials employed out-of-work men to construct the Assiniboia sewer system. Unfortunately, the town could not afford to operate it until 1948.
The RCAF Station Assiniboia World War II airfield, (now operated as the Assiniboia Airport) is located 6NM north of Assiniboia. It was used for elementary flight school training during the World War II years of 1942-1944.[5]
Assiniboia Regional Park is a regional park that was founded in 1977 and is operated from three locations around the town. There's a 9-hole golf course south of town, Willows Dam east of town, and Centennial Park in town.[6]
The Centennial Park location has a campground with 17 campsites and modern showers and washrooms. Some of the other amenities at the park include an outdoor pool, picnic area, playground, potable water, tennis courts, sani-dump, and ball diamonds.[7]
About east along Highway 13 is Willows Dam, also known as Willows Reservoir.[8] The reservoir has a boat launch for fishing and commonly caught fish include walleye and perch. No motorised boats are allowed on the lake.[9]
The Assiniboia Regional Park Golf Course is a 9-hole golf course located south of the campground that features grass greens, par 36 with blue tees totalling 2,768 yards and red tees totalling 2,548 yards. There is also a licensed club house with food and a pro shop.[10] [11]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Assiniboia had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 3.68km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[12]
Assiniboia has a humid continental climate (Dfb).