Ashcroft, British Columbia

Ashcroft is a village in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Ashcroft is found in Thompson Country in the Interior of British Columbia. The population of Ashcroft was 1,628 in 2011.^[2]

Ashcroft
Village
The Corporation of the Village of Ashcroft[1]
The historic fire hall in Ashcroft which was rebuilt after a major fire in 1919.
Ashcroft Location of Ashcroft in British Columbia
Coordinates: 50°43′32″N 121°16′50″W
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	Thompson Country-South Cariboo
Regional District	Thompson-Nicola Regional District
Founded	1880s
Incorporated as a Village	1952
Government
• Type	Elected village council
• Mayor	Jack Jeyes
• Governing body	Ashcroft Village Council
• MP	Jati Sidhu (Liberal)
• MLA	Jackie Tegart (BC Liberals)
Area
• Total	51.45 km2 (19.86 sq mi)
Elevation	335.2 m (1,099.7 ft)
Population  (2016)
• Total	1,558
• Density	32.3/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Postal Code	V0K 1A0
Highway	Highway 97C
Waterways	Kamloops Lake Bonaparte River Thompson River
Website	www.ashcroftbc.ca

The village of Ashcroft was founded in the 1860s which was during the Cariboo Gold Rush, by two English brothers named Clement Francis Cornwall and Henry Pennant Cornwall who were the founders of Ashcroft Ranch. They emigrated to Canada from Ashcroft, at Newington Bagpath in Gloucestershire.^[3] The village is sometimes recognized as the "twin" to nearby Cache Creek, which is on the major highway unlike Ashcroft.

The village is sister cities with Bifuka, Hokkaido in Japan.^[4] Ashcroft has a mild and dry climate, with long warm to hot summers, and short moderate winters with only light snowfall. It has the distinction of being the only true arid desert region in Canada.

References

1. "British Columbia Regional Districts, Municipalities, Corporate Name, Date of Incorporation and Postal Address" (XLS). British Columbia Ministry of Communities, Sport and Cultural Development. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
2. "Census Profile". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
3. "History". Ashcroft. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
4. "Our Sister City". Ashcroft. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2014-12-31.

Other websites

• Village of Ashcroft's Official website