Ashland County, Wisconsin
| Ashland County, Wisconsin | |
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Ashland County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Wisconsin |
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 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 27, 1860 |
| Named for | Henry Clay's farm Ashland |
| Seat | Ashland |
| Largest city | Ashland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,292 sq mi (5,936 km2) |
| • Land | 1,045 sq mi (2,707 km2) |
| • Water | 1,247 sq mi (3,230 km2), 54% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 16,157 |
| • Density | 15/sq mi (6/km²) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,157. Its county seat is Ashland. The county was formed on March 27, 1860, from La Pointe County.
Ashland County was named in honor of the Lexington estate of Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, as one of the founders of the city of Ashland was an admirer of Clay.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,292 square miles (5,940 km2), of which 1,045 square miles (2,710 km2) is land and 1,247 square miles (3,230 km2) (54%) is water. It is the second-largest county in Wisconsin by total area. The Apostle Islands are a small group of islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula with the majority of the islands located in Ashland County — only Sand, York and Raspberry Islands are in Bayfield County.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 16,157 people residing in the county. 84.6% were White, 11.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.3% of some other race and 3.3% of two or more races. 1.9% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 25.6% were of German, 7.6% Finnish, 6.8% American, 6.5% Irish and 5.3% Norwegian ancestry.
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