Ashland, Maine
| Ashland, Maine | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Ashland, Maine |
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| Coordinates: 46°37′40″N 68°23′23″W / 46.62778°N 68.38972°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Maine
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| County | Aroostook |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.54 sq mi (211.19 km2) |
| • Land | 80.41 sq mi (208.26 km2) |
| • Water | 1.13 sq mi (2.93 km2) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,302 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,282 |
| • Density | 16.2/sq mi (6.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 04732, 04737, 04759 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-01710 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582331 |
Ashland is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 1309 at the 2010 census. It is the location of Maine's Great North Woods.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 81.54 square miles (211.19 km2), of which 80.41 square miles (208.26 km2) is land and 1.13 square miles (2.93 km2) is water. Around Ashland are the smaller towns and townships of Masardis, Oxbow Plantation, Portage, Nashville Plantation, and Garfield Plantation.
For thousands of years, Native American tribes inhabited this region.
In the 1830s William Dalton became the first Euro-American to establish residency at the site of the future town. The community was organized as a plantation in 1840, at which time there were 40 heads of household listed. It was incorporated as a town in 1862, under the name of Ashland. From 1869 to 1876 the town was renamed "Dalton," but then reverted to its historic and current name. The town grew geographically in size when Sheridan Plantation, which had been organized in 1878 to the north of Ashland, was annexed by Ashland in 1901 to form its present boundaries.
The town of Ashland was located on the nineteenth-century stage route from Patten to Fort Kent. In the nineteenth-century logging was the main industry. The lumber industry was at a peak about 1915, although some continues to the present.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,302 people, 603 households, and 355 families residing in the town. The population density was 16.2 inhabitants per square mile (6.3/km2). There were 733 housing units at an average density of 9.1 per square mile (3.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.6% White, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
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