Ashland, Nebraska | |
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 Downtown Ashland: Silver Street | |
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 Location of Ashland, Nebraska | |
| Coordinates:41°02′26″N96°22′40″W / 41.04056°N 96.37778°W /41.04056; -96.37778 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Saunders |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2) |
| • Land | 1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,086 |
| • Density | 2,231.5/sq mi (861.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 68003 |
| Area code | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-02305 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394000[2] |
| Website | http://www.ashland-ne.com/ |
Ashland is a city inSaunders County,Nebraska, United States. The population was 3,262 at the2022 census.
Ashland is located at the site of a low-water limestone ledge along the bottom ofSalt Creek, an otherwise mud-bottomed stream that was a formidable obstacle for wagon trains on the great westward migrations of the late 1840s and 1850s. The Oxbow Trail, a variant route of theOregon Trail, ran fromNebraska City (on theMissouri River) toFort Kearny (on thePlatte River), where it joined the main route of the Oregon Trail. The limestone bottom of Salt Creek at Ashland made it an excellent fording site.[3]Ashland was established in 1870 and named afterAshland, the estate ofHenry Clay.[4]
Today, Ashland benefits by its proximity toInterstate 80 and the cities ofOmaha andLincoln. While in some respects Ashland is becoming a "bedroom community" of those much larger cities, it retains a rural character. That coherence as a community, and a 30-minute drive to either of the state's economic hubs, has led to a building boom in the late 1990s and the 2000s.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.13 square miles (2.93 km2), of which 1.10 square miles (2.85 km2) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water.[5]
| Climate data for Ashland, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–2018) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 72 (22) | 80 (27) | 91 (33) | 98 (37) | 107 (42) | 109 (43) | 116 (47) | 115 (46) | 108 (42) | 97 (36) | 85 (29) | 72 (22) | 116 (47) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.7 (0.4) | 37.7 (3.2) | 50.6 (10.3) | 62.6 (17.0) | 73.3 (22.9) | 83.2 (28.4) | 87.2 (30.7) | 85.2 (29.6) | 78.5 (25.8) | 65.4 (18.6) | 49.8 (9.9) | 37.1 (2.8) | 61.9 (16.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 23.0 (−5.0) | 27.4 (−2.6) | 39.1 (3.9) | 50.4 (10.2) | 61.7 (16.5) | 72.3 (22.4) | 76.4 (24.7) | 74.1 (23.4) | 65.9 (18.8) | 53.2 (11.8) | 38.9 (3.8) | 27.7 (−2.4) | 50.8 (10.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 13.3 (−10.4) | 17.0 (−8.3) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 38.2 (3.4) | 50.1 (10.1) | 61.5 (16.4) | 65.6 (18.7) | 63.0 (17.2) | 53.4 (11.9) | 40.9 (4.9) | 28.1 (−2.2) | 18.4 (−7.6) | 39.8 (4.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −33 (−36) | −33 (−36) | −21 (−29) | 3 (−16) | 24 (−4) | 35 (2) | 41 (5) | 38 (3) | 23 (−5) | 3 (−16) | −15 (−26) | −27 (−33) | −33 (−36) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 0.85 (22) | 0.98 (25) | 1.67 (42) | 3.18 (81) | 5.19 (132) | 4.48 (114) | 3.68 (93) | 3.96 (101) | 3.19 (81) | 2.40 (61) | 1.42 (36) | 1.29 (33) | 32.29 (820) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.7 (14) | 6.2 (16) | 3.2 (8.1) | 0.9 (2.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.6 (1.5) | 0.7 (1.8) | 4.8 (12) | 22.1 (56) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 81.3 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 11.6 |
| Source:NOAA[6][7] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1870 | 653 | — | |
| 1880 | 978 | 49.8% | |
| 1890 | 1,601 | 63.7% | |
| 1900 | 1,477 | −7.7% | |
| 1910 | 1,379 | −6.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,725 | 25.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,786 | 3.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,709 | −4.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,713 | 0.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,989 | 16.1% | |
| 1970 | 2,176 | 9.4% | |
| 1980 | 2,274 | 4.5% | |
| 1990 | 2,136 | −6.1% | |
| 2000 | 2,262 | 5.9% | |
| 2010 | 2,453 | 8.4% | |
| 2020 | 3,086 | 25.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
At the2010 census there were 2,453 people, 951 households, and 639 families living in the city. The population density was 2,230.0 inhabitants per square mile (861.0/km2). There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of 963.6 units per square mile (372.0 units/km2). Theracial makeup of the city was 97.6% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino individuals of any race were 2.6%.[9]
Of the 951 households 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.8% were non-families. 26.1% of households were one person and 12.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.
The median age was 37 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 15.9% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.
At the2000 census, there were 2,262 people, 877 households, and 591 families living in the city. The population density was 2,130.2 inhabitants per square mile (822.5/km2). There were 930 housing units at an average density of 875.8 units per square mile (338.1 units/km2). Theracial makeup of the city was 98.76% White, 0.13% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino individuals of any race were 1.64% of the population.
Of the 877 households 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 26.7% of households were one person and 15.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.01.
The age distribution was 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.
The median household income was $40,441, and the median family income was $47,428. Males had a median income of $32,339 versus $21,328 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,072. About 9.3% of families and 9.5% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.
Employers in the Ashland area include Ashland Brewing Company, Innovative Laboratory Systems,Linoma Software,Camp Ashland (Nebraska Army National Guard Training Center), and Trade Well Pallet.[citation needed]
Ashland is the hometown of astronautClayton Anderson.[10]
Ashland is the hometown ofJeff Raikes, former chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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