Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It was formed on March 27, 1860, from La Pointe County. As of 2000, the population was 16,866. Its county seat is Ashland.
Ashland County was named in honor of Henry Clay's Kentucky homestead because one of the early settlers was an admirer of Clay.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,294 square miles (5,941 km²), of which, 1,044 square miles (2,7...
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Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It was formed on March 27, 1860, from La Pointe County. As of 2000, the population was 16,866. Its county seat is Ashland.
Ashland County was named in honor of Henry Clay's Kentucky homestead because one of the early settlers was an admirer of Clay.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,294 square miles (5,941 km²), of which, 1,044 square miles (2,703 km²) of it is land and 1,250 square miles (3,237 km²) of it (54.49%) is water. 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 census of 2000, there were 16,866 people, 6,718 households, and 4,279 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 8,883 housing units at an average density of 8 per square mile ...
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