Editing Ashland, Nebraska

{{short description|City in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States}}
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'''Ashland''' is a city in [[Saunders County, Nebraska|Saunders County]], [[Nebraska]], United States. The population was 3,262 at the [https://datacommons.org/place/geoId/3102305?utm_medium=explore&mprop=count&popt=Person&hl=en 2022 census].

==History==
Ashland is located at the site of a low-water limestone ledge along the bottom of [[Salt Creek (Nebraska)|Salt 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 the [[Oregon Trail]], ran from [[Nebraska City, Nebraska|Nebraska City]] (on the [[Missouri River]]) to [[Fort Kearny]] (on the [[Platte 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/saunders/ashland/ | title=Ashland, Saunders County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | access-date=23 August 2014}}</ref>
Ashland was established in 1870 and named after [[Ashland (Henry Clay estate)|Ashland]], the estate of [[Henry Clay]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Perky|first=Charles|title=Past and Present of Saunders County, Nebraska: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YwA1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA93|year=1915|publisher=S.J. Clarke publishing Company|page=93}}</ref>

Today, Ashland benefits by its proximity to [[Interstate 80]] and the cities of [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] and [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]. 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.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.13|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.10|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
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| location    = Ashland, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–2018)
| Jan record high F = 72
| Feb record high F = 80
| Mar record high F = 91
| Apr record high F = 98
| May record high F = 107
| Jun record high F = 109
| Jul record high F = 116
| Aug record high F = 115
| Sep record high F = 108
| Oct record high F = 97
| Nov record high F = 85
| Dec record high F = 72
| year record high F = 116
| Jan high F = 32.7
| Feb high F = 37.7
| Mar high F = 50.6
| Apr high F = 62.6
| May high F = 73.3
| Jun high F = 83.2
| Jul high F = 87.2
| Aug high F = 85.2
| Sep high F = 78.5
| Oct high F = 65.4
| Nov high F = 49.8
| Dec high F = 37.1
| year high F = 61.9
| Jan mean F = 23.0
| Feb mean F = 27.4
| Mar mean F = 39.1
| Apr mean F = 50.4
| May mean F = 61.7
| Jun mean F = 72.3
| Jul mean F = 76.4
| Aug mean F = 74.1
| Sep mean F = 65.9
| Oct mean F = 53.2
| Nov mean F = 38.9
| Dec mean F = 27.7
| year mean F = 50.8
| Jan low F = 13.3
| Feb low F = 17.0
| Mar low F = 27.6
| Apr low F = 38.2
| May low F = 50.1
| Jun low F = 61.5
| Jul low F = 65.6
| Aug low F = 63.0
| Sep low F = 53.4
| Oct low F = 40.9
| Nov low F = 28.1
| Dec low F = 18.4
| year low F = 39.8
| Jan record low F = -33
| Feb record low F = -33
| Mar record low F = -21
| Apr record low F = 3
| May record low F = 24
| Jun record low F = 35
| Jul record low F = 41
| Aug record low F = 38
| Sep record low F = 23
| Oct record low F = 3
| Nov record low F = -15
| Dec record low F = -27
| year record low F = -33
| precipitation colour   = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.85
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.98
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.67
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.18
| May precipitation inch = 5.19
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.48
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.68
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.96
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.19
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.40
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.42
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.29
| year precipitation inch = 32.29
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days  = 4.4
| Feb precipitation days  = 4.6
| Mar precipitation days  = 5.8
| Apr precipitation days  = 8.5
| May precipitation days  = 10.9
| Jun precipitation days  = 9.2
| Jul precipitation days  = 8.1
| Aug precipitation days  = 8.1
| Sep precipitation days  = 6.4
| Oct precipitation days  = 6.4
| Nov precipitation days  = 4.4
| Dec precipitation days  = 4.5
| year precipitation days = 81.3
| Jan snow inch = 5.7
| Feb snow inch = 6.2
| Mar snow inch = 3.2
| Apr snow inch = 0.9
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.6
| Nov snow inch = 0.7
| Dec snow inch = 4.8
| year snow inch = 22.1
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days  = 3.2
| Feb snow days  = 3.4
| Mar snow days  = 1.3
| Apr snow days  = 0.4
| May snow days  = 0.0
| Jun snow days  = 0.0
| Jul snow days  = 0.0
| Aug snow days  = 0.0
| Sep snow days  = 0.0
| Oct snow days  = 0.2
| Nov snow days  = 0.8
| Dec snow days  = 2.3
| year snow days = 11.6
| source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
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}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population|align=left
|1870= 653
|1880= 978
|1890= 1601
|1900= 1477
|1910= 1379
|1920= 1725
|1930= 1786
|1940= 1709
|1950= 1713
|1960= 1989
|1970= 2176
|1980= 2274
|1990= 2136
|2000= 2262
|2010= 2453
|2020= 3086
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 19, 2013}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 2,453 people, 951 households, and 639 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2230.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,060 housing units at an average density of {{convert|963.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial 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%.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-06-24}}</ref>

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.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], there were 2,262 people, 877 households, and 591 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,130.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 930 housing units at an average density of {{convert|875.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial 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 the [[poverty line]], including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Business and industry==
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|date=May 2023}}

==Notable people==
Ashland is the hometown of astronaut [[Clayton Anderson]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Astronaut Biography: Clayton C. Anderson |work=National Aeronautics and Space Administration |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/anderson-c.html |date=January 2008 }}</ref>

Ashland is the hometown of [[Jeff Raikes]], former chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

==See also==
{{portal|Nebraska}}
* [[List of municipalities in Nebraska]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==Additional reading==
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nesaunde/1983hist/saco83-p44.html Saunders County History (1983)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20021231002058/http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/saunders/saunders-p5.html Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska]
* [http://www.AshlandHistoricalSociety.org Ashland Historical Society]

==External links==
{{commons category|Ashland, Nebraska}}
{{Wikivoyage|Ashland (Nebraska)}}
* {{official website|http://www.ashland-ne.com}}
* [http://www.agps.org/ Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools]

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