Ashcroft | |
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The Corporation of the Village of Ashcroft | |
Fire hall from 1919, Ashcroft, 2006 | |
Location of Ashcroft in British Columbia | |
Coordinates: 50°43′16″N 121°17′01″W / 50.72111°N 121.28361°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Region | Thompson Country |
Regional District | Thompson-Nicola |
Founded | 1883 |
Incorporated as a Village | 1952 |
Government | |
• Type | Elected village council |
• Mayor | Barbara Roden |
• Governing body | Ashcroft Village Council |
• MP | Brad Vis (CPC) |
• MLA | Jackie Tegart (BCU) |
Area | |
• Total | 50.86 km2 (19.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 335.2 m (1,099.7 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,670 |
• Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Postal Code | V0K 1A0 |
Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
Highways | ![]() |
Waterways | Thompson River |
Website | www |
Ashcroft is a village municipality that straddles the Thompson River in the Thompson Country region of south central British Columbia, Canada.[1] East of BC Highway 1 and on BC Highway 97C, the locality is by road about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Spences Bridge and 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Cache Creek.