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Population (year 2000): 1,955. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,004 (+2.5% change)
Males: 934 (47.8%), Females: 1,021 (52.2%)
Grafton County
Median resident age: 36.8 years
Median household income: $33,345 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,100 (year 2000)
Races in Ashland:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (23.8%), Irish (16.5%),
French (14.7%), French Canadian (8.4%), German (8.1%), Italian
(7.6%).
Elevation: 551 feet
For population 25 years and over in Ashland
- High school or higher: 84.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashland town
- Never married: 26.7%
- Now married: 49.2%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 13.9%
2.0% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.4% North
America, 0.3% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ashland:
- SPEARE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PLYMOUTH,
NH)
- LAKES REGION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
LACONIA, NH)
- FRANKLIN REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
FRANKLIN, NH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashland:
- MANCHESTER (about 55 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; ID: MHT)
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 71 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, NH; ID: PSM)
- LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 88 miles; BEDFORD, MA;
ID: BED)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashland:
- PLYMOUTH MUNI (about 10 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH; ID:
1P1)
- NEWFOUND VALLEY (about 12 miles; BRISTOL, NH; ID:
2N2)
- LACONIA MUNI (about 18 miles; LACONIA, NH; ID: LCI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashland:
- PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; PLYMOUTH, NH;
Full-time enrollment: 3,542)
- DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (about 43 miles; HANOVER, NH; FT
enrollment: 5,309)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; MANCHESTER,
NH; FT enrollment: 3,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 61
miles; DURHAM, NH; FT enrollment: 12,586)
- KEENE STATE COLLEGE (about 67 miles; KEENE, NH; FT
enrollment: 4,049)
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
HAVERHILL, MA; FT enrollment: 3,388)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 74 miles; STANDISH, ME;
FT enrollment: 2,376)
Public primary/middle school in Ashland:
- ASHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 177;
Location: 20 SCHOOL ST; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Ashland:
- ASHLAND TOWN LIBRARY (Operating income:
$37,630; Location: 41 MAIN STREET; 14,330 books; 203
audio materials; 140 video materials; 24 serial
subscriptions)
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