Profile for Ashland, Kentucky, KY

Ashland is on the Ohio River.

Developed by the Kentucky Iron, Coal and Mfg Company. Later became known for the Ashland Oil Refinery.

Public transportation: Ashland Bus System (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 122. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 5.6 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Naomi and Wynonna Judd, singers
· Noah Adams, writer and National Public Radio host

Local festivals include:

• Boyd County Fair - Aug. 14-18, 2007
• Poage Landing Days - Sept. 14-16, 2007
• Brass Band Festival - June 2, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Carter Caves State Resort Park, Greenbo Lake State Resort Park, Central Park

Historic sites and museums: Highlands Museum and Discovery Center

Colleges and universities: Ashland Community and Technical College

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

Quotes:
I was born in Ashland, Kentucky, a medium-sized steel mill town in the northeastern corner of the state, at the edge of Appalachia. Our house was five blocks away from the Ohio River, which then ran muddy and oily, hidden away behind a firewall, with tugboats pushing coal barges out of West Virginia.
-- Far Appalachia: Following the New River North
Noah Adams

Listed places near Ashland

Cemeteries (59)

Colleges (1)

Communities (18)

Hotels (8)

Libraries (7)

Museums (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Ashland demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Boyd County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Huntington-Ashland area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 41101 ZIP code.

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16% of Ashland residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Ashland ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Ashland
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Post a query on a message board:

• Boyd County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KY data
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ashland was $19,218, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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18% of Ashland residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Ashland festival dates:

• Boyd County Fair - Aug. 14-18, 2007
• Poage Landing Days - Sept. 14-16, 2007
• Brass Band Festival - June 2, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Ashland festival web sites:

• Boyd County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kentucky county fairs
• Kentucky festivals (Kentucky tourism department)
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• Post history questions in Boyd County genealogy forum

Median rent in Ashland, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $307.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $708.

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Libraries in Ashland include Boyd County Public Library, Summit Branch ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Ashland include Daily Independent

TV stations in Ashland include WKAS, WTSF.

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Boyd County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Ashland political report.

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The average commute time for Ashland workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 8 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 3.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Ashland include Ashland Days Inn, Best Western River Cities, Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Hampton Inn, Knights Inn, Quality Inn Ashland.

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