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Population (year 2000): 237. Estimated
population in July 2005: 220 (-7.2% change)
Males: 113 (47.7%), Females: 124 (52.3%)
Sherman County
Zip code:
68817
Median resident age: 39.4 years
Median household income: $28,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $28,200 (year 2000)
Races in Ashton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
Ancestries: Polish (63.7%), German (25.3%),
Czech (6.3%), English (6.3%), Irish (6.3%), Swedish (3.0%).
Elevation: 2038 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ashton
- High school or higher: 79.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashton village
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 59.2%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 13.2%
- Divorced: 6.9%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-5.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ashton:
- HOWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
SAINT PAUL, NE)
- VALLEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ORD, NE)
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashton:
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 40 miles; KEARNEY, NE; ID: EAR)
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 40 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 52 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID: HSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashton:
- LOUP CITY MUNI (about 14 miles; LOUP CITY, NE; ID:
0F4)
- EVELYN SHARP FIELD (about 28 miles; ORD, NE; ID: ODX)
- GREELEY MUNI (about 28 miles; GREELEY, NE; ID: 99Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashton:
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 34 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 140 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 148 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 149 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 167 miles; HAYS,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
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