Ashland

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Ashland

Total population

999

Median home value

$98,500

19.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$68,060

Ashland$68k

National$74k

Air quality index

38Good

Elevation623 m

Land area0.73 km²

Weather53°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates39.89°, -90.01°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ashland is a village in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,218 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ashland, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Paul Swan

American dancer, painter, scultptor, actor, and author (1883-1972)

R

Robert Falls

American theatre director

G

George E. Beggs

American civil engineer

R

Richard Ruh Epperly

American artist (1891–1973)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Illinois

• Lake Petersburg
  10.4 mi away
• Literberry
  10.4 mi away · pop. 39
• Berlin
  10.7 mi away · pop. 103
• Petersburg
  12.2 mi away
• New Berlin
  12.3 mi away · pop. 1,442
• Jacksonville
  16.2 mi away · pop. 18,014
• Loami
  17.1 mi away
• Cantrall
  17.7 mi away · pop. 142
• Kilbourne
  18.2 mi away
• Jerome
  19.4 mi away · pop. 1,807
• Concord
  19.9 mi away · pop. 162
• Bath
  22 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ashland

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Ashland Illin State of Mind Collection · 2020

Illinois Club, Chicago

Illinois Club · 2018

Ashland flood control project

Illinois. Office of Water Resources. Small Projects Program · 2009

The Illinois Club, Chicago

Illinois Club. · 1893

Ashland centennial, 1857-1957

1957

Alice Ashland

Edith Neville · 1893

An address at the 1925 Commencement exercises of the Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry and School of Pharmacy, at the Ashland Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois, June 13, 1925

David Kinley · 1925

Special souvenir

People's Relief Committee for Jewish War Sufferers (U.S.) · 1923

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Green Stink Bug

Chinavia hilaris

Seen 2026-10-01

velvetleaf

Abutilon theophrasti

Seen 2026-10-01

Question Mark

Polygonia interrogationis

Seen 2026-09-14

Dark Fishing Spider

Dolomedes tenebrosus

Seen 2026-09-13

North American Racer

Coluber constrictor

Seen 2026-09-13

Spicebush Swallowtail

Papilio troilus

Seen 2026-07-26

Orange Wing

Mellilla xanthometata

Seen 2026-07-23

American Pelecinid Wasp

Pelecinus polyturator

Seen 2026-07-23

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

Seen 2026-06-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).