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Population (year 2000): 8,620. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,306 (-3.6% change)
Males: 4,112 (47.7%), Females: 4,508 (52.3%)
Ashland County
Zip code:
54806
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $30,853 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,000 (year 2000)
Races in Ashland:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
- American Indian (8.0%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
Ancestries: German (29.5%), Norwegian (12.2%),
Polish (12.0%), Swedish (11.8%), Irish (10.9%), English (7.0%).
Elevation: 671 feet
Land area: 13.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ashland
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashland city
- Never married: 30.4%
- Now married: 48.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 9.6%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -97 (-1.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Ashland:
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (1615 MAPLE LANE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ashland:
- GRAND VIEW HOSPITAL (about 51 miles; IRONWOOD, MI)
- HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 52 miles;
HAYWARD, WI)
- FLAMBEAU HOSPITAL INC (about 59 miles; PARK FALLS,
WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashland:
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 54 miles; IRONWOOD, MI;
ID: IWD)
- DULUTH INTL (about 92 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 119 miles;
RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashland:
- JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL (about 5 miles; ASHLAND, WI;
ID: ASX)
- MADELINE ISLAND (about 17 miles; LA POINTE, WI; ID:
4R5)
- CABLE UNION (about 37 miles; CABLE, WI; ID: 3CU)
College/University in Ashland:
- NORTHLAND COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 738;
Location: 1411 ELLIS AVE; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.northland.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashland:
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 84 miles;
DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 85 miles;
SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 92 miles; DULUTH, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,512)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 96
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 131 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 131 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 139 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
Public high school in Ashland:
- ASHLAND HI (Students: 809; Location: 1900
BEASER AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Ashland:
- CELEBRATION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 23;
Location: PO BOX 651; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ashland:
- ASHLAND MID (Students: 492; Location: 203
11TH ST E; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LAKE SUPERIOR PRIMARY (Students: 412;
Location: 1101 BINSFIELD RD; Grades: PK - 02)
- LAKE SUPERIOR INTERMEDIATE (Students: 404;
Location: 1101 BINSFIELD RD; Grades: 03 - 05)
- MARENGO VALLEY EL (Students: 169; Location:
RR 4 BOX 211; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Ashland:
- OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SCHOOL (Students: 187;
Location: 215 EAST LAKESHORE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ZION LUTHERAN CRHISTIAN SCH (Students: 13;
Location: 1111 11TH AVE PO BOX 31; Grades: KG - 8)
- ASHLAND 7TH DAY ADVENTIST SCH (Students: 6;
Location: 622 10TH AVE W; Grades: 3 - 8)
Library in Ashland:
- VAUGHN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$384,821; Location: 502 W. MAIN ST.; 29,767 books; 1,396
audio materials; 1,354 video materials; 156 serial
subscriptions)
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