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Population (year 2000): 1,853. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,932 (+4.3% change)
Males: 843 (45.5%), Females: 1,010 (54.5%)
Houston County
Zip code:
36312
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $29,444 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,700 (year 2000)
Races in Ashford:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.9%)
- Black (27.5%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (24.9%), Irish (6.7%),
English (4.6%), German (2.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).
Elevation: 276 feet
Land area: 6.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ashford
- High school or higher: 71.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashford city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 55.8%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 10.3%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -72 (-3.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ashford:
- SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
DOTHAN, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
DOTHAN, AL)
- RAMSAY YOUTH SERVICES DOTHAN (about 12 miles;
DOTHAN, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashford:
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 17 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 74 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 77 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashford:
- HEADLAND MUNI (about 13 miles; HEADLAND, AL; ID:
0J6)
- MARIANNA MUNI (about 25 miles; MARIANNA, FL; ID:
MAI)
- EARLY COUNTY (about 28 miles; BLAKELY, GA; ID: 11J)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashford:
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 13 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment:
2,703)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 67 miles;
TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 84 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
Public high schools in Ashford:
- ASHFORD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 747; Location:
607 CHURCH ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
- HOUSTON COUNTY AREA VOCATIONAL CENTER
(Location: 801 8TH AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Ashford:
- ASHFORD ACADEMY (Students: 219; Location:
1100 N. BROADWAY ST.; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ashford:
- ASHFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 868;
Location: 100 BARFIELD ST; Grades: KG - 06)
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