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Population (year 2000): 1,965. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,885 (-4.1% change)
Males: 887 (45.1%), Females: 1,078 (54.9%)
Clay County
Zip code:
36251
Median resident age: 41.4 years
Median household income: $23,469 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,700 (year 2000)
Races in Ashland:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.7%)
- Black (25.3%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (20.5%), Irish (7.2%),
English (7.0%), German (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Scottish
(2.1%).
Elevation: 1130 feet
Land area: 7.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ashland
- High school or higher: 68.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashland city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 51.7%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 12.6%
- Divorced: 13.2%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -142 (-6.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Ashland:
- CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL (83825 HIGHWAY 9)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ashland:
- CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
TALLADEGA, AL)
- WEDOWEE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; WEDOWEE, AL)
- RUSSELL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ALEXANDER CITY,
AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashland:
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 22 miles; ANNISTON, AL;
ID: ANB)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 26 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 66 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashland:
- ASHLAND/LINEVILLE (about 3 miles; ASHLAND/LINEVILLE,
AL; ID: 26A)
- THOMAS C RUSSELL FLD (about 27 miles; ALEXANDER
CITY, AL; ID: ALX)
- MCMINN (about 32 miles; WEAVER, AL; ID: 25A)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashland:
- SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21
miles; WADLEY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,925)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 53 miles;
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 56 miles;
CARROLLTON, GA; FT enrollment: 7,241)
- TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL;
FT enrollment: 2,732)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
Public high school in Ashland:
- CLAY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 497;
Location: 220 3RD ST SW; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ashland:
- ASHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 598;
Location: 223 3RD STREET SW; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Ashland:
- FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHRSTN (Students: 105;
Location: BOX 697; Grades: PK - 10)
Library in Ashland:
- ASHLAND CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $47,080; Location: 11 2ND AVENUE NORTH; 14,847
books; 197 audio materials; 153 video materials; 18
serial subscriptions)
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