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Population (year 2000): 577. Estimated
population in July 2005: 564 (-2.3% change)
Males: 263 (45.6%), Females: 314 (54.4%)
Zip code:
38603
Median resident age: 46.9 years
Median household income: $28,088 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,400 (year 2000)
Races in Ashland:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.1%)
- Black (10.7%)
- American Indian (3.5%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
Ancestries: United States (23.7%), English
(18.2%), Irish (9.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), French (2.1%),
German (1.9%).
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ashland
- High school or higher: 55.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashland town
- Never married: 10.3%
- Now married: 62.2%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 17.5%
- Divorced: 7.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +88 (+18.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ashland:
- TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; RIPLEY, MS)
- ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (about 22 miles; HOLLY
SPRINGS, MS)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (about 27
miles; NEW ALBANY, MS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashland:
- UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 40 miles; OXFORD, MS; ID:
UOX)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 49 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 56 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashland:
- RIPLEY (about 15 miles; RIPLEY, MS; ID: 25M)
- NEW ALBANY-UNION CO (about 24 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS;
ID: M72)
- HOLLY SPRINGS-MARSHALL COUNTY (about 24 miles; HOLLY
SPRINGS, MS; ID: M41)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashland:
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 41
miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 54 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 61 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 61 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
Public high school in Ashland:
- BENTON CO REGIONAL VOCATIONAL CEN (Location:
25 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ashland:
- ASHLAND MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 442;
Location: 101 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
- ASHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 355;
Location: 768 LAMAR ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Ashland:
- BENTON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$106,296; Location: 6 MAIN STREET; 48,874 books; 353
audio materials; 272 video materials; 39 serial
subscriptions)
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