Editing Ashford, Washington

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| official_name      = Ashford, Washington
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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Washington|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce]]
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| area_total_km2     = 5.4
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total   = 303
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| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
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| postal_code        = 98304
| area_code          = [[Area code 360|360]]
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'''Ashford''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) mostly within [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. Its population was 303 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census Bureau Profile: Ashford CDP, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Ashford%20CDP,%20Washington |access-date=May 7, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The town is west of the main ([[Nisqually River]]) entrance to [[Mount Rainier National Park]]. Surrounding mountains and the narrow [[Nisqually River]] valley are heavily forested.  Some of Ashford is across the Nisqually River in Lewis County.

==History==
Ashford was named for Walter A. Ashford, who homesteaded there in 1888. The area was first settled by the Upper Nisqually nation, a Salish tribe.<ref>{{cite book |last=Meany |first=Edmond S. |title=Origin of Washington geographic names |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027074981;view=1up;seq=26 |year=1923 |publisher=University of Washington Press |location=Seattle |page=10}}</ref> The [[Ashford Mansion]], built 1903, is now an [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]]-listed building.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/WA/Pierce/state.html|title=Washington - Pierce County |publisher=.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com|access-date=2023-01-15}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ashford is located in southeastern Pierce County in the [[Cascade Range]]. It is on the north side of the [[Nisqually River]] and is bisected by [[Washington State Route 706|State Route 706]], the main access road to [[Paradise, Washington|Paradise]] in [[Mount Rainier National Park]].<ref>{{cite news |date=August 1, 2018 |title=Corridor Sketch Summary – SR 706: SR 7 Junction to Mount Rainier National Park Entrance |url=https://wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-10/CSS348-SR706-SR7Jct-MtRainierNationalParkEntrance.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Department of Transportation]] |accessdate=November 1, 2022}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 2.1&nbsp;square miles (5.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

===Climate===
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6&nbsp;°F.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Ashford has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=394254&cityname=Ashford%2C+Washington%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Ashford, Washington]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| footnote = US Decennial Census<ref name="GR1"/>
| 2000 = 267
| 2010 = 217
| 2020 = 303
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 267 people, 122 households, and 56 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 128.3 people per square mile (49.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 193 housing units at an average density of 92.7/sq&nbsp;mi (35.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 93.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.75% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.75% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.87% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.62% from two or more races.

There were 122 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.3% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $27,917, and the median income for a family was $25,500. Males had a median income of $46,406 versus $26,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,996. About 21.7% of families and 20.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Ashford (Washington)}}
{{Commons category|Ashford, Washington}}
* [http://www.dispatchnews.com/ The Dispatch Newspaper]:Serving Eatonville, Ashford, Elbe, Roy and Graham.

{{Pierce County, Washington}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Pierce County, Washington]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state)]]