Asquith, Saskatchewan

{{Short description|Town in Saskatchewan, Canada}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=July 2024}}

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|subdivision_type4 = Rural Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Vanscoy

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|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = Jackie Stobbe

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|leader_name1 = Kaila Montgomerie

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|established_title = Founded

|established_date = 1903

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|established_date2 = 1907

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|postal_code = S0K 0J0

|area_code = 306

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Asquith is a town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately {{convert|38|km}} west of Saskatoon. It became a village in December 1907. According to the 2021 Census, its population is 624. Asquith has a 543-hectare conservation area.{{Citeweb |title=Asquith |url=https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/documents/nat/nature-destinations/fact-sheets/en/ND-Fact-Sheet-Asquith.pdf |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=Nature Conservancy of Canada}} The site was largely the original lands settled by Ontario pioneers Andrew Mather and Jennet Mather, née Ainslie.{{cite news|title=Principle of sharing put into practice|date=July 5, 2008|work=Saskatoon StarPhoenix|first=Darlene|last=Polachic}} In 2015, a helicopter accident occurred near Asquith, which was investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=TSB deploys a team of investigators to a helicopter accident near Asquith, Saskatchewan |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/tsb-deploys-a-team-of-investigators-to-a-helicopter-accident-near-asquith-saskatchewan-537976261.html |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=www.newswire.ca |language=en}}