Ashland County

Also known as Ashland County, Wisconsin, Ashland County, WI

county in Wisconsin, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Wisconsin
Founded: March 27, 1860
Named after: Henry Clay's farm Ashland
Seat: Ashland
Largest city: Ashland
Total: 2,292 sq mi (5,940 km )
Land: 1,045 sq mi (2,710 km )
Water: 1,247 sq mi (3,230 km ) 54%
Estimate 2025: 16,203
Density: 15.34/sq mi (5.922/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 7th
Website: ashlandcountywi .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 16027
Area: 5941
Official website: www.co.ashland.wi.us
Image: Ashland County Courthouse Wisconsin August 2012.jpg
Households: 6483

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Commons category: Ashland County, Wisconsin
inception: 1860-03-27
water as percent of area: 54
native label: Ashland County
per capita income: 25464

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Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,027. Its county seat is Ashland. The county was formed on March 27, 1860, from La Pointe County. The county partly overlaps with the reservation of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

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