Editing Ashland, Virginia

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| official_name                   = Ashland, Virginia
| settlement_type                 = [[Town]]
| nickname                        = The Center of the Universe<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Ashland|url=http://www.town.ashland.va.us/index.aspx?NID=177|publisher=Town of Ashland|access-date=November 13, 2015}}</ref>
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| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = James R. Foley
| leader_title1                   = Town Manager
| leader_name1                    = Joshua Farrar
| established_title               = Founded
| established_date                = 1858

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| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total                = 7565
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| postal_code                     = 23005
| area_code                       = [[Area code 804|804]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 51-03368<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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| website                         = {{URL|ashlandva.gov}}
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'''Ashland''' is a [[administrative divisions of Virginia#Towns|town]] in [[Hanover County, Virginia|Hanover County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]], located {{convert|16|mi}} north of [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] along [[Interstate 95]] and [[U.S. Route 1]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]] it had a population of 7,565,<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/ashlandtownvirginia/POP010220| title=QuickFacts Ashland town, Virginia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=QuickFacts| access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> up from 7,225 at the 2010 census.

Ashland is named after the [[Lexington, Kentucky]] estate of Hanover County native and statesman [[Henry Clay]]. It is the only [[incorporated town]] in Hanover County. Although comprising only one square mile when originally incorporated in 1858, today Ashland has grown through several annexations to a size of {{convert|7.16|sqmi}}.<ref name="Census 2020" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Ashland by the Numbers |url=https://www.ashlandva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4508/Ashland-by-the-Numbers |access-date=May 5, 2023 |publisher=Department of Planning and Community Development, Town of Ashland}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad]] initially developed the town in the 1840s as a mineral springs resort with a racetrack. The town was named "Ashland" after native son Henry Clay's [[Ashland (Henry Clay estate)|estate in Kentucky]] and was officially incorporated on February 19, 1858. The area had been known as "The Slashes", sometimes translated as "swamp", but which also reflected the small ravines that formed in the sandy clay soil after hard rains.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Ashland |url=http://www.town.ashland.va.us/index.aspx?NID=177 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724024510/http://www.town.ashland.va.us/index.aspx?NID=177 |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |access-date=November 13, 2015 |website=Town of Ashland}}</ref>

[[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] troops trained on the former racetrack early in the [[American Civil War]], but the war and its aftermath devastated Ashland. [[Randolph–Macon College]] (founded 1830) moved to Ashland in 1868 and began using buildings of the bankrupt hotel as well as building additional structures.

The railroad lines rebuilt and the town continued to expand. Even before the war, the railroad began offering monthly passes to Richmond to people buying lots and building houses in Ashland. When tycoon [[Jay Gould]] established an electrified [[interurban]] line between Ashland and Richmond in 1907, the town became an early [[streetcar suburb]] of Richmond. The Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway, as it came to be called, was abandoned in 1938. A former [[car barn]] in Ashland is one of the few remaining vestiges of the line.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Railway Car Barn|url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/127-6171/|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|access-date=May 14, 2021}}</ref>

Construction of [[U.S. Route 1 in Virginia|U.S. Route 1]] on the former Washington (or Richmond) Road, and later [[Interstate 95 in Virginia|I-95]], further shaped the town character and development.[[File:Ashland, Virginia.png|thumb|left|[[Ashland station (Virginia)|Ashland station]]]]

One of Virginia's oldest churches is {{convert|5|mi|0}} southeast of Ashland: [[Slash Church]], built as the Upper Church of St. Paul's Parish in 1729 remains a house of worship, though now used by the [[Disciples of Christ]].<ref>Don W. and Sue Massey, ''Colonial Churches of Virginia'' (Charlottesville, Howell Press, 2003) at pp. 54-55</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashcc.org/|title=Slash Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)|access-date=November 13, 2015}}</ref> Ashland itself originally had a Free Church, shared by various [[Protestant]] denominations. Several denominations built churches shortly after the Civil War, but many have been torn down. The town's current [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] church is St. James the Less, on the other side of the railway line from Slash Church and whose congregation received monthly clergy visitations in the 1850s, and which in 1958 sold its 1866-consecrated and once-moved building as well as the old rectory (which still remains today, in private ownership) in order to build a larger one on the town's outskirts. The Disciples of Christ also had a historic church on Center Street (built 1900) that was replaced in 1985. Historic churches still within the town's (and historic district's) boundaries include Ashland Baptist Church (1860, now the Hanover Arts and Activities Center); Shiloh Baptist Church (1866, originally Freedmens Baptist Church), Duncan Memorial Chapel (Methodist, 1879), St. Ann's Catholic Church (built 1892, remodeled 1925) and Ashland Presbyterian Church (1875-1881). Gwathmey Baptist Church (1892) is a mile nearer Richmond and (like the former St. James the Less Church), within 50 feet of the railroad tracks.<ref>{{cite web|author=R Stuart Grizzard|year=1941|url=https://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1283&context=honors-theses|title=A history of Gwathmey Baptist Church|publisher=[[University of Richmond]]|access-date=May 29, 2016}}</ref> The town now also has an Eastern Orthodox congregation, St. Andrew's (2001), and a messianic Jewish congregation (Beth Shalom Ministries, 2004).
 
On October 19, 2002, Ashland made national news as the site of one of the [[D.C. sniper attacks]]. 37-year-old Jeffrey Hopper was shot at 8:00 pm in the parking lot of a [[Ponderosa Steakhouse]] as he and his wife left the restaurant. A ransom demand note the snipers left nearby was instrumental in identifying them.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Serge F.|last1=Kovaleski|first2=Sari|last2=Horwitz|title=Letter offers hint at motive|newspaper=[[Raleigh News & Observer]]|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/658595172|date=October 26, 2002}}</ref>

The local newspaper, ''The Herald-Progress'', published its final edition on March 29, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=News, Newspaper, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Engagement, Obituaries, Births, Government, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Advertising in Bowling Green, Va |url=http://www.herald-progress.com/closing.html |access-date=August 26, 2021 |work=The Herald-Progress |date=March 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728041355/http://www.herald-progress.com/closing.html |archive-date=July 28, 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ashland is located near the center of Hanover County at {{coord|37|45|34|N|77|28|38|W|type:city}} (37.759361, &minus;77.477226).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 1]] passes through the east side of the center of town, leading north {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Doswell, Virginia|Doswell]] and south {{convert|16|mi}} to Richmond. [[Interstate 95]] passes through the town limits further to the east, with access from Exit 92. I-95 leads north {{convert|38|mi}} to [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]] and {{convert|90|mi}} to [[Washington, D.C.]], while to the south it leads 16 miles to Richmond and {{convert|40|mi}} to [[Petersburg, Virginia|Petersburg]]. [[Virginia State Route 54]] goes through the center of Ashland as England Street and Thompson Street, leading east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[U.S. Route 301]] at [[Hanover, Virginia|Hanover]], the [[county seat]], and northwest {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Montpelier, Hanover County, Virginia|Montpelier]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Ashland has a total area of {{convert|18.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.08|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.43%, are water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5103368| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Ashland town, Virginia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=March 21, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213105731/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5103368| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> Ashland is drained to the north by tributaries of the [[South Anna River]], part of the [[Pamunkey River|Pamunkey]] and [[York River (Virginia)|York River]] watershed, and to the south by tributaries of the [[Chickahominy River]], part of the [[James River]] watershed.

==Climate==
The climate in this area is [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] (''Cfa'') and is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cold winters. Average monthly temperatures range from 36.4&nbsp;°F in January to 77.4&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>{{cite web |title=Time Series Values for Individual Locations |url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ |website=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University |publisher=Northwest Alliance for Computational Science & Engineering |access-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref> The [[hardiness zone]] is 7a.

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|location = Ashland, Virginia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 82
|Feb record high F = 82
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 97
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 105
|Sep record high F = 105
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 80
|year record high F = 105
|Jan high F = 46.8
|Feb high F = 51.1
|Mar high F = 59.9
|Apr high F = 71.1
|May high F = 76.5
|Jun high F = 82.9
|Jul high F = 86.7
|Aug high F = 85.1
|Sep high F = 79.2
|Oct high F = 68.9
|Nov high F = 59.0
|Dec high F = 49.9
|year high F = 68.1
|Jan mean F = 37.0
|Feb mean F = 40.0
|Mar mean F = 47.8
|Apr mean F = 58.1
|May mean F = 65.6
|Jun mean F = 73.1
|Jul mean F = 77.2
|Aug mean F = 75.7
|Sep mean F = 69.3
|Oct mean F = 58.3
|Nov mean F = 48.2
|Dec mean F = 40.1
|year mean F = 57.5
|Jan low F = 27.2
|Feb low F = 29.0
|Mar low F = 35.7
|Apr low F = 45.2
|May low F = 54.7
|Jun low F = 63.2
|Jul low F = 67.6
|Aug low F = 66.2
|Sep low F = 59.5
|Oct low F = 47.7
|Nov low F = 37.4
|Dec low F = 30.2
|year low F = 47.0
|Jan record low F = −18
|Feb record low F = −11
|Mar record low F = 4
|Apr record low F = 15
|May record low F = 28
|Jun record low F = 37
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 33
|Oct record low F = 19
|Nov record low F = 10
|Dec record low F = -4
|year record low F = -18
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|Feb precipitation inch = 2.82
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.79
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.41
|May precipitation inch = 4.24
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.58
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.29
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.91
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.19
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.69
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.37
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.72
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|Oct snow inch = 0.0
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|Jan precipitation days = 9.7
|Feb precipitation days = 8.9
|Mar precipitation days = 9.5
|Apr precipitation days = 9.5
|May precipitation days = 10.1
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|Jul precipitation days = 9.8
|Aug precipitation days = 8.1
|Sep precipitation days = 8.0
|Oct precipitation days = 7.1
|Nov precipitation days = 7.4
|Dec precipitation days = 9.4
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|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
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| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref>
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| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>
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| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
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| access-date = July 5, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 148
|1870= 491
|1880= 764
|1890= 948
|1900= 1147
|1910= 1324
|1920= 1290
|1930= 1297
|1940= 1718
|1950= 2610
|1960= 2773
|1970= 2934
|1980= 4640
|1990= 5864
|2000= 6619
|2010= 7225
|2020= 7565
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="Census 2020" /> of 2020, there were 7,565 people with 2,660 households in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 64.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 21.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 4.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 13.5% of the population.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,521. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $26,227. About 16.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]].

==Public services==
Ashland is governed by a five-member town council, and day-to-day activities are run by a town manager, appointed by the town council. Hanover County handles stormwater pollutant removal and filtration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filterra.com/index.php/contact|title=Filterra - Stormwater Biofiltration|website=www.filterra.com|access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref> The town's library is part of the multi-county Pamunkey Regional Library System, although additional libraries are at the courthouse and Randolph Macon College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pamunkeylibrary.org/|title=Pamunkey Regional Library|website=www.pamunkeylibrary.org|access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref>

The Ashland Volunteer Fire Company, formed in 1890, is located on 501 Archie Canon Drive.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://ashlandfire.org/our-history|publisher=Ashland Volunteer Fire Company|access-date=December 20, 2015}}</ref> Hanover County Fire-EMS now{{when|date=May 2023}} provides 24/7 career staffing from this station and is supplemented by volunteers.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} The Ashland Police Department has 25 sworn full-time officers and is Law Enforcement Accredited by the [[Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies]], Inc. (CALEA).{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

==Transportation==
Ashland's major highway connection is to [[Interstate 95 in Virginia|I-95]] at exit&nbsp;92, via [[Virginia State Route 54]]. Commercial airline service is provided at [[Richmond International Airport]], {{convert|26|mi|km}} distant, and [[general aviation]] is served by [[Hanover County Municipal Airport]], {{convert|5|mi|km|sigfig=1}} south of downtown.

[[Ashland station (Virginia)|Ashland's railroad station]] is served by [[Amtrak]] ''[[Northeast Regional]]'' trains  bound for [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Newport News]] and [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], as well as points north such as [[Washington, D.C.]], and beyond on the [[Northeast Corridor]] to [[Baltimore]], [[Philadelphia]], [[New York City]], and [[Boston]]. Other Amtrak long-distance trains, such as the ''[[Silver Meteor]]'' and ''[[Auto Train]]'' to Florida, pass through Ashland without stopping on the [[CSX Transportation|CSX railroad]]'s double-track mainline that bisects the downtown business district. As those trains approach Ashland, onboard announcers point out the [[Randolph–Macon College]] campus and the houses and businesses facing the tracks.

Proposals in the 2016 "DC2RVA" study to improve rail service between [[Washington, D.C.]], and Richmond by expanding the existing double-track railroad to triple-track have prompted concerns about its impact on the prized ambiance of downtown Ashland. The Main Street merchants' association said at a hearing that the additional track would result in "incalculable” loss to the city's "charm, the quaintness, and the aesthetic values".<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashland not on board with one option for high-speed railway|first=Debbie|last=Truong|newspaper=[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]|date=February 7, 2016|url= https://richmond.com/news/local/ashland-not-on-board-with-one-option-for-high-speed-railway/article_fec07673-9c08-5635-80b5-0794aa636472.html|access-date=May 14, 2021}}</ref>

==Local attractions and events==
Ashland's tourist information center is located at the [[Ashland station (Virginia)|Ashland railroad station]]. ''Bloomberg Business'' in 2009 named Ashland "Best Place to Raise your Kids" in Virginia. In 2014, Movoto.com named Ashland one of America's 10 best small towns.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 1, 2014 |title=These Are The 10 Best Small Towns In America |url=https://www.movoto.com/blog/best-small-towns/ |access-date=February 28, 2022 |newspaper=Movoto Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>

Pufferbelly Park, located behind the Ashland Police Department,<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.ashlandva.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Kiwanis-Pufferbelly-Park-5/
|title=Kiwanis Pufferbelly Park
|publisher=Town of Ashland, Virginia}}</ref> features playground facilities and the town's [[Ashland Skate Park|public skatepark]], which opened in 2004.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.ashlandva.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Skate-Park-7/
|title=Ashland Skate Park @ Pufferbelly Park
|publisher=Town of Ashland, Virginia}}</ref>

For nearly 35 years, Ashland's main festival has been the "Strawberry Faire" in June,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ashlandstrawberryfaire.com/|title=Ashland Strawberry Faire|access-date=November 13, 2015}}</ref> at which vendors from around the state sell a variety of different items (with a strawberry theme). Festivities include a Strawberry Faire Pageant for Little Miss and Mister Strawberry, as well as live performances by local artists. Ten [[Hanover County]] Schools students each year receive Strawberry Faire scholarships.

The "Ashland Musical Variety Show" is a biennial talent show held in odd years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hanoverarts.org/variety-show/ |website=Hanover Arts and Activity Center |title=Ashland Musical Variety Show}}</ref> It features songs and skits performed by area residents and raises funds for the Hanover Arts & Activities Center in Ashland. It started in 1982.

Another festival is the family-friendly annual "Ashland Train Day" on the last Saturday in April. Vendors can be found from around the country up and down Railroad Avenue. With the Quiet Zone rules in suspension, visitors are treated to frequent [[CSX]] freight trains and [[Amtrak]] passenger trains sounding off.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ashlandvirginia.com/trainday/ |title=Ashland Train Day |work=Downtown Ashland, Virginia |publisher=Downtown Ashland Association}}</ref> Train day usually occurs on the last Saturday of April. During the event, Railroad Ave and England St are blocked off from vehicle traffic.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Delaney |last=Murray |url=https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/hanover-county/ashland-train-day-brings-road-and-parking-closures-throughout-the-city/ |title=Ashland Train Day brings road and parking closures throughout the city |work=[[WRIC-TV]] |date=April 26, 2023}}</ref>

Mr. Jingles is a [[cross-dressing]] man who rides a bicycle through the town while playing music; he peddles thirty miles daily.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-23 |title=PHOTOS: Ashland man now lives life as a woman |url=https://richmond.com/collection_387c1434-3195-11e5-9279-536ca3852609.html#26 |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Richmond Times-Dispatch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Olsen |first=Carole |date=2024-05-18 |title=Mr. Jingles of Ashland, Virginia |url=https://medium.com/illumination/mr-jingles-of-ashland-virginia-f0727eecfb74 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241124133858/https://medium.com/illumination/mr-jingles-of-ashland-virginia-f0727eecfb74 |archive-date=2024-11-24 |access-date=2025-04-15 |work=Medium |language=en}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
Scenes from the 1995 film ''[[Major Payne]]'' were shot at Ashland's railroad station.

==See also==
* [[Ashland Skate Park]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Ashland (Virginia)}}
{{Commons category|Ashland, Virginia}}
* [https://www.ashlandva.gov/ Town of Ashland official website]
* [http://ashlandfire.org/ Ashland Volunteer Fire Company]
* [http://www.hanovervirginia.com/ Hanover County Economic Development]

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