Ashley | |
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Country | United States |
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State | Illinois |
County | Washington |
Coordinates | 38°19′42″N 89°11′20″W / 38.32833°N 89.18889°W |
Area | 1.13 sq mi (3 km2) |
- land | 1.10 sq mi (3 km2) |
- water | 0.02 sq mi (0 km2) |
Population | 536 (2010) |
Density | 487.3/sq mi (188/km2) |
Mayor | Fred Johnson (2013) |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Postal code | 62808 |
Area code | 618 |
Location in Washington County and the state of Illinois.
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Location of Illinois in the United States
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Ashley is a city in Washington County, Illinois, United States. The population was 536 at the 2010 census.
Ashley is located at 38°19′42″N 89°11′20″W / 38.32833°N 89.18889°W (38.328332, -89.188860).
According to the 2010 census, Ashley has a total area of 1.122 square miles (2.91 km2), of which 1.1 square miles (2.85 km2) (or 98.04%) is land and 0.022 square miles (0.06 km2) (or 1.96%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 613 people, 245 households, and 160 families residing in the city. The population density was 553.6 people per square mile (213.2/km²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 247.5 per square mile (95.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.21% White, 0.16% African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.49% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 245 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.12.