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Population (year 2000): 6,619. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,996 (+5.7% change)
Males: 3,095 (46.8%), Females: 3,524 (53.2%)
Hanover County
Zip code:
23005
Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $36,125 (year 2000)
Median house value: $117,400 (year 2000)
Races in Ashland:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.0%)
- Black (22.3%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (14.3%), Irish (12.9%),
English (11.8%), United States (10.9%), Italian (5.7%),
Scotch-Irish (3.8%).
Elevation: 221 feet
Land area: 7.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ashland
- High school or higher: 78.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashland town
- Never married: 37.7%
- Now married: 38.6%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 13.1%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +258 (+4.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ashland:
- HEALTHSOUTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles;
RICHMOND, VA)
- BON SECOURS-MEMORIAL REGIONAL MEDICAL (about 11
miles; MECHANICSVILLE, VA)
- SHELTERING ARMS PHYSICAL REHAB HOSP (about 11 miles;
MECHANICSVILLE, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashland:
- RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 21 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; ID: RIC)
- CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 73 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; ID: CHO)
- WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 81 miles;
WASHINGTON, DC; ID: IAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashland:
- HANOVER COUNTY MUNI (about 6 miles;
RICHMOND/ASHLAND, VA; ID: OFP)
- LAKE ANNA (about 23 miles; BUMPASS, VA; ID: 7W4)
- CHESTERFIELD COUNTY (about 25 miles; RICHMOND, VA;
ID: FCI)
Amtrak station:
ASHLAND (112 RAILROAD AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call
for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Ashland:
- RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
1,130; Location: 204 HENRY ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: WWW.RMC.EDU)
- AL'S BEAUTY SCHOOL (Location: 306 N SNEAD ST;
Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashland:
- J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10
miles; RICHMOND, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,906)
- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles;
RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 18,753)
- UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 17 miles; RICHMOND,
VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
- MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
FREDERICKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,731)
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles;
PETERSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 3,641)
- COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 60 miles;
WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
Public high school in Ashland:
- PATRICK HENRY HIGH (Students: 1,586;
Location: 12449 WEST PATRICK HENRY ROAD; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ashland:
- LIBERTY MIDDLE (Students: 1,163; Location:
13496 LIBERTY SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ELMONT ELEM. (Students: 434; Location: 12007
CEDAR LANE; Grades: PK - 05)
- JOHN M. GANDY ELEM. (Students: 380; Location:
201 ARCHIE CANNON DRIVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- HENRY CLAY ELEM. (Students: 364; Location:
310 S JAMES ST; Grades: PK - 02)
Private primary/middle school in Ashland:
- HANOVER ACADEMY (Students: 104; Location: 115
FRANCES ROAD; Grades: PK - 7)
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