Ashland County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,447. Its county seat and largest city is Ashland. The county is named for “Ashland”, the home of Senator Henry Clay near Lexington, Kentucky. It was formed in 1846 from parts of Huron, Lorain, Richland and Wayne Counties.
Ashland County comprises the Ashland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Mansfield-Ashland-Bucyrus, OH Combined Statistical Area.
| Name: | Ashland County |
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| FIPS code: | 39-005 |
| State: | Ohio |
| Founded: | February 24, 1846 |
| Named for: | “Ashland”, Henry Clay’s home |
| Seat: | Ashland |
| Largest city: | Ashland |
| Total Area: | 427 sq mi (1,110 km²) |
| Land Area: | 423 sq mi (1,100 km²) |
| Total Population: | 52,447 |
| Population Density: | 120/sq mi (47/km²) |
| Time zone: | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| Summer Time Zone (DST): | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Website: | www.ashlandcounty.org |
Ashland County location map. Where is Ashland County?
History
Ashland County was formed on February 24, 1846, from portions of Huron, Lorain, Richland, and Wayne counties. Like the county seat, it was named after Ashland, the Lexington, Kentucky-area home of Henry Clay, a Kentucky senator. Henry Clay was very popular in the area of north central Ohio due to the role he played in defusing the secession crisis of 1820 and the Nullification crisis of 1833. The region was settled overwhelmingly by migrants from New England, and was culturally continuous with early New England. Part of this meant political support for Henry Clay, opposition to slavery and opposition to secession during the aforementioned crises. Similarly, this meant the Whig Party was very popular in the region during that era. The first non-Native American settlers in the area that became Ashland County were a group of families from Windham County, Connecticut. Subsequent migration from 1800 to the mid 1820s came almost exclusively from the regions of rural Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.
Ashland County Road Map
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 427 square miles (1,110 km), of which 423 square miles (1,100 km) is land and 3.8 square miles (9.8 km) (0.9%) is water.
Adjacent counties
- Lorain County (north)
- Medina County (northeast)
- Wayne County (east)
- Holmes County (southeast)
- Knox County (southwest)
- Richland County (west)
- Huron County (northwest)
Ashland County Topographic Map
Ashland County Satellite Map
Ashland County Outline Map
