Ashcroft, British Columbia
Ashcroft (2016 population: 1,558) is a village in the Thompson Country of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) downstream from the west end of Kamloops Lake, at the confluence of the Bonaparte and Thompson Rivers, and is in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District.
Ashcroft | |
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Village | |
| The Corporation of the Village of Ashcroft | |
The historic fire hall in Ashcroft, which was rebuilt in 1919 after a major fire in 1916 | |
Ashcroft Location of Ashcroft in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′17″N 121°17′01″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Regional district | Thompson-Nicola |
| Founded | 1880s |
| Incorporated as a Village | 1952 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Elected village council |
| • Mayor | Barbara Roden |
| • Governing body | Ashcroft Village Council |
| • MP | Brad Vis (Conservative Party of Canada) |
| • 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 |
Ashcroft's downtown is on the east side of the Thompson River, although the municipal boundaries straddle the river, with housing and the town's hospital and recreation complex on the west bank. It is something of a "twin" to nearby Cache Creek, which unlike Ashcroft is on the major highway.
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