Profile for Ashland, Massachusetts, MA

Ashland is on the Sudbury River

Sir Harry Frankland, a descendant of Oliver Cromwell, built a manor-house here in 1750

The Boston Marathon once started here and still passes through the community

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 15. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 1 per 1,000 people.

Nearby parks & recreation: Ashland State Park

Historic sites and museums: Ashland Historical Society

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (44)

Colleges (1)

Communities (10)

Hotels (30)

Libraries (10)

Museums (1)

Parks (5)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Ashland demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Middlesex County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Boston area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 01721 ZIP code.

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• Ashland town government

5% of Ashland residents report German ancestry, and 20% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Ashland ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Ashland
• Cemeteries in Middlesex County
• Libraries in or near Ashland

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• Middlesex County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Communities in Middlesex County

• Ashland business guide
• Better Business Bureau
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• Courts in Massachusetts
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• Crime in Middlesex County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Massachusetts
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ashland was $31,641, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Middlesex County economic census
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• Massachusetts economic data

46% of Ashland residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Post history questions in Middlesex County genealogy forum

Median rent in Ashland, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $738.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,595.

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Libraries in Ashland include Ashland Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Ashland include Ashland TAB

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The average commute time for Ashland workers is 33 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Ashland between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.4 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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