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Population (year 2000): 1,129. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,105 (-2.1% change)
Males: 542 (48.0%), Females: 587 (52.0%)
Fremont County
Zip code:
83420
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $30,282 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,400 (year 2000)
Races in Ashton:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.0%)
- Hispanic (13.9%)
- Other race (11.4%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (21.6%), German (19.4%),
United States (9.6%), Danish (4.7%), Irish (3.4%), Dutch (2.8%).
Elevation: 5260 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ashton
- High school or higher: 73.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashton city
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 64.7%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 6.6%
12.0% Foreign born (8.7% Latin America, 3.3%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+0.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ashton:
- MADISON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; REXBURG,
ID)
- TETON VALLEY HOSPITAL AND SURGICENTER (about 34
miles; DRIGGS, ID)
- EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 46 miles;
IDAHO FALLS, ID)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashton:
- YELLOWSTONE (about 48 miles; WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT;
ID: WYS)
- IDAHO FALLS RGNL (about 59 miles; IDAHO FALLS, ID;
ID: IDA)
- JACKSON HOLE (about 60 miles; JACKSON, WY; ID: JAC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashton:
- STANFORD FIELD (about 19 miles; ST ANTHONY, ID; ID:
U12)
- REXBURG-MADISON COUNTY (about 30 miles; REXBURG, ID;
ID: RXE)
- DRIGGS-REED MEML (about 35 miles; DRIGGS, ID; ID:
U59)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashton:
- RICKS COLLEGE (about 27 miles; REXBURG, ID;
Full-time enrollment: 8,670)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 114 miles;
BOZEMAN, MT; FT enrollment: 10,380)
- IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 116 miles; POCATELLO,
ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (about 170 miles; LOGAN, UT;
FT enrollment: 16,384)
- WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 201 miles; OGDEN, UT;
FT enrollment: 12,112)
- UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 229 miles; SALT LAKE CITY,
UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 235 miles;
BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
Public high school in Ashton:
- NORTH FREMONT JR-SR HIGH SCH (Students: 256;
Location: 21 MAIN STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ashton:
- ASHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 427;
Location: 168 SOUTH 1ST STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Ashton:
- ASHTON PUBLIC / FREMONT DISTRICT (Operating
income: $40,307; Location: 925 MAIN; 16,883 books; 173
audio materials; 191 video materials; 21 serial
subscriptions)
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