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Population (year 2000): 975. Estimated
population in July 2005: 943 (-3.3% change)
Males: 470 (48.2%), Females: 505 (51.8%)
Clark County
Zip code:
67831
Median resident age: 43.6 years
Median household income: $32,721 (year 2000)
Median house value: $36,500 (year 2000)
Races in Ashland:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
- Hispanic (4.6%)
- Other race (3.5%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (30.3%), Irish (13.8%),
English (11.3%), United States (8.7%), French (3.2%), Scottish
(2.7%).
Elevation: 1979 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ashland
- High school or higher: 85.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashland city
- Never married: 16.9%
- Now married: 62.8%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 7.7%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -56 (-5.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Ashland:
- ASHLAND DISTRICT HOSPSITAL (709 OAK STREET PO
BOX 188)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ashland:
- MINNEOLA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
MINNEOLA, KS)
- HARPER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
BUFFALO, OK)
- COMANCHE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; COLDWATER,
KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashland:
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 41 miles; DODGE CITY, KS;
ID: DDC)
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 83 miles; LIBERAL, KS; ID: LBL)
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 83 miles; GARDEN CITY,
KS; ID: GCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashland:
- HAROLD KRIER FLD (about 2 miles; ASHLAND, KS; ID:
K58)
- BUFFALO MUNI (about 26 miles; BUFFALO, OK; ID: BFK)
- BUCKLIN (about 27 miles; BUCKLIN, KS; ID: 8K0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashland:
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; HAYS,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 136
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; FT enrollment: 4,360)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 141 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 163 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 170 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 188 miles;
BETHANY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,002)
Public high school in Ashland:
- ASHLAND HIGH (Students: 77; Location: 311
CLIPPER; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ashland:
- ASHLAND ELEM (Students: 117; Location: 210 W
7TH; Grades: KG - 06)
- ASHLAND UPPER (Students: 39; Location: 311
CLIPPER; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Ashland:
- ASHLAND LIBRARY (Operating income: $51,329;
Location: 604 MAIN; 18,635 books; 214 audio materials;
341 video materials; 50 serial subscriptions)
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