Ashland

Also known as Ashland, Pennsylvania, Ashland, PA

borough in northwestern Schuylkill county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
Counties: Schuylkill / Columbia
Type: Borough Council
Mayor: Daniel Weikel
Total: 1.66 sq mi (4.29 km )
Land: 1.66 sq mi (4.29 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 980 ft (300 m)
Density: 1,490.4/sq mi (575.46/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
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Named for Henry Clay's Home in KentuckyAshland is a borough in Schuylkill and Columbia counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Pottsville. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. A small part of the borough also lies in Columbia County, although all of the population resided in the Schuylkill County portion as of the 2020 census. The borough lies in the anthracite coal region of eastern Pennsylvania. Settled in 1850, Ashland was incorporated in 1857, and was named for Henry Clay's estate near Lexington, Kentucky. The population in 1900 was 6,438, and in 1940, 7,045, but had dropped to 2,471 at the 2020 census.

It is the location of Pioneer Tunnel, a tourist attraction featuring a tour of a coal mine on mine cars and a separate 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge steam train ride.