Ashland, Kansas
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![First National Bank building, listed in the National Register of Historic Places[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:First_National_Bank_bldg_(Ashland,_KS)_from_SE_2.JPG)
First National Bank building, listed in the National Register of Historic Places
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 Location within Clark County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Clark County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 37°11′12″N 99°46′9″W / 37.18667°N 99.76917°WCoordinates: 37°11′12″N 99°46′9″W / 37.18667°N 99.76917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Clark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.68 sq mi (4.35 km2) |
| • Land | 1.68 sq mi (4.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,975 ft (602 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 867 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 816 |
| • Density | 520/sq mi (200/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67831 |
| Area code(s) | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-02675 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0470769 |
| Website | AshlandKS.com |
Ashland is the largest city in and the county seat of Clark County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 867.
Ashland lies along what was once a military road from Fort Dodge (now Dodge City, Kansas) to the north and Fort Supply in the Indian Territory to the south. In 1870, during the Comanche Campaign against the Native Americans, the Army built two redoubts along the Dodge/Supply trail near the current site of Ashland: the Bear Creek Redoubt, five miles to the north, and the Cimarron Redoubt, nine miles to the south.
Founded in 1884, it was named after the city of Ashland, Kentucky. The first post office in Ashland was established in 1885.
Ashland is located at 37°11′12″N 99°46′9″W / 37.18667°N 99.76917°W (37.186803, -99.769259). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.68 square miles (4.35 km2), all of it land.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $32,721, and the median income for a family was $40,682. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,183. About 9.5% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
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