Ashland, Wisconsin

Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland City Hall was built in 1893 from locally quarried brownstone.
Ashland City Hall was built in 1893 from locally quarried brownstone.
Official seal of Ashland, Wisconsin
Location of Ashland in Ashland County and Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Location of Ashland in Ashland County
and Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Ashland is located in Wisconsin
Ashland
Ashland
Ashland is located in the United States
Ashland
Ashland
Coordinates: 46°35′24″N 90°52′48″W / 46.59000°N 90.88000°W / 46.59000; -90.88000
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesAshland, Bayfield
Government
 • MayorMatthew McKenzie
 • City Council
Members
  • Kevin Seefeldt
  • Sarah Jackson
  • Ana Tochterman
  • (Vacant)
  • Laura Graf
  • Charlie Ortman
  • Dick Pufall
Area
 • Total13.60 sq mi (35.22 km2)
 • Land13.35 sq mi (34.56 km2)
 • Water0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2)
Elevation
671 ft (205 m)
Population
 • Total7,908
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
7,918
 • Density580/sq mi (220/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54806
Area codes715 & 534
FIPS code55-03225[4]
GNIS feature ID1560982[5]
Public TransitBay Area Rural Transit
Websitewww.coawi.org
Ashland, Wisconsin

Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Ashland County. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 7,908 at the 2020 census, all of whom resided in the Ashland County portion of the city. The unpopulated Bayfield County portion is in the city's southwest, bordered by the easternmost part of the Town of Eileen.

The junction of US Highway 2 (US 2) and Wisconsin Highway 13 (WIS 13) is located at this city. It is the home of Northland College, Northwood Technical College, and the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference wwwcensusgov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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