Ashley

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Ashley

Total population

412

Median home value

$82,500

1.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$49,559

Ashley$50k

National$74k

Elevation169 m

Land area1.13 km²

Weather84°F · Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates38.33°, -89.19°

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

Ashley is a city in Washington County, Illinois, United States. The population was 462 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 Ashley, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Notable people from here

G

George E. Coghill

American biologist (1872-1941)

James N. Ashmore

American football coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach (1878–1944)

R

Red Smith

American baseball player (1899-1961)

L

Laird Doyle

American screenwriter

B

Barry Hatten

American longshoreman; union, civil rights, criminal and poor people's lawyer who defended professors being fired by the University of Washington during the McCarthy loyalty hearings (1917–2008)

J

James Riley Walker

Anthropologist

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

Nearby places in Illinois

• Du Bois
  7.5 mi away
• Centralia
  13.8 mi away
• Bartelso
  20.7 mi away
• Du Quoin
  22.7 mi away
• Coulterville
  24.6 mi away
• Ewing
  24.6 mi away
• Germantown
  24.7 mi away
• Belle Rive
  25.2 mi away
• Christopher
  25.8 mi away
• Damiansville
  26.2 mi away
• Benton
  26.3 mi away
• Breese
  26.8 mi away · pop. 4,301

Browse all places in Illinois →

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 Ashley

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Ashley Illino State of Mind Collection · 2020

Robert Ashley

Kyle Gann · 2012

All about Illinois

Ashley Rhorer · 2021

100 Artists Of The Midwest Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota Ohio Wisconsin

E. Ashley Rooney · 2012

Implementing balanced and restorative justice

Jessica Ashley · 2006

Robert Ashley American Composers

Kyle Gann · 2012

Project controls

C. William Ibbs · 1987

Maya Market Women

S. Ashley Kistler · 2014

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Globe Flatsedge

Cyperus echinatus

Seen 2026-08-21

flowering spurge

Euphorbia corollata

Seen 2026-08-03

sharpwing monkeyflower

Mimulus alatus

Seen 2026-07-07

starry campion

Silene stellata

Seen 2026-07-07

spotted St. John's wort

Hypericum punctatum

Seen 2026-07-07

grey-headed coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

Seen 2026-07-02

tall bellflower

Campanulastrum americanum

Seen 2026-07-02

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Seen 2026-07-02

Northern Walkingstick

Diapheromera femorata

Seen 2026-06-11

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

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-11 05:30 UTC.