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Population (year 2000): 1,142. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,195 (+4.6% change)
Males: 543 (47.5%), Females: 599 (52.5%)
Lee
County
Zip code:
61006
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $39,896 (year 2000)
Median house value: $79,400 (year 2000)
Races in Ashton:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (35.4%), Irish (12.2%),
United States (8.8%), English (7.4%), Dutch (3.9%), Swedish
(2.6%).
Elevation: 825 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ashton
- High school or higher: 81.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashton village
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 52.2%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 15.4%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +103 (+9.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ashton:
- ROCHELLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
ROCHELLE, IL)
- ROCHELLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
ROCHELLE, IL)
- KATHERINE SHAW BETHEA HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
DIXON, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashton:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 24 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 33 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
- ROCK CO (about 54 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashton:
- ROCHELLE MUNI AIRPORT-KORITZ FIELD (about 11 miles;
ROCHELLE, IL; ID: RPJ)
- BRESSON (about 12 miles; COMPTON, IL; ID: C82)
- DIXON MUNI-CHARLES R. WALGREEN FIELD (about 15
miles; DIXON, IL; ID: C73)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashton:
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; MALTA, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; CRYSTAL
LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
Public high school in Ashton:
- ASHTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 118; Location:
611 WESTERN AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ashton:
- ASHTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 165; Location:
611 WESTERN AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- ASHTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 54;
Location: 611 WESTERN AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Ashton:
- MILLS AND PETRIE MEM. LIB. AND GYM.
(Operating income: $52,695; Location: 704 NORTH FIRST
STREET; 12,539 books; 64 audio materials; 170 video
materials; 57 serial subscriptions)
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