Ashland

City · Ashland County · 19,159 residents · 2% municipal income tax

Ashland County

Local events in Ashland

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  1. 3v3 Basketball

    Oct 20 to Nov 17 · Ashland University Recreation Center · From Ashland University

  2. Pickleball Intramural

    Oct 21 to Nov 18 · Ashland University Recreation Center · From Ashland University

  3. Football vs Northwood

    1 to 3 p.m. · Jack Miller Stadium · From Ashland University

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How Ashland began

Ashland was laid out in 1815 by William Montgomery as Uniontown, on land where Daniel Carter had built the area's first cabin in 1811; the name changed to Ashland in 1822, after an earlier Ohio Uniontown claimed the name first, honoring Henry Clay's Kentucky estate at the request of Clay's local political supporters. It became the seat of newly formed Ashland County in 1846. A church-college founded by the German Baptist Brethren in 1878 grew into Ashland University, and a wave of factories -- F.E. Myers & Bro. pumps, Dr. Hess & Clark veterinary remedies, and above all Harry Gill's cigar-shaped balloon patent that spawned Eagle Rubber and National Latex -- made Ashland a manufacturing town known by the mid-20th century as 'the balloon capital of the world.' Today it is a county-seat college town of roughly 20,000 that still runs an annual BalloonFest.

Settled 1811, platted 1815, by William Montgomery (platted as Uniontown); Daniel Carter built the first cabin in 1811.

Where the name comes from

Platted as Uniontown in 1815, the town was renamed Ashland in 1822 because Ohio already had another Uniontown; the new name honored Henry Clay's Kentucky estate 'Ashland' near Lexington, chosen by Clay's local political supporters.

Before the town

No village, mound, or documented encounter site specific to the platted town of Ashland itself turned up in the sources we checked -- the town was founded in 1815 after the Native removals of the War of 1812 period, on ground that was already being settled by Anglo-American families. The county's most documented Native site, however, sits only a few miles away: Greentown, a Lenape (Delaware) village near present Perrysville in Green Township (not within Ashland's city limits), was home to some 150-200 families by 1812. After William Hull's surrender at Detroit in August 1812, American militia removed the Greentown residents toward the Piqua reservation for fear they would side with the British; stragglers among the escorting soldiers then burned the village without authorization. Days later, on September 15, 1812, the burning and the removal helped trigger the attack on the Copus cabin nearby; the Zimmer family had been killed in the same area five days earlier. Ashland County as a whole lies within the area ceded by the Treaty of Greenville (1795) line's outer reaches and later cessions; the county-level history file carries the fuller treaty and mound-builder context, including the Sprott's Hill Mounds archaeological site elsewhere in the county.

Nations recorded here: Lenape (Delaware).

  • Greentown (village) — near Perrysville, Green Township, Ashland County (not within Ashland city limits), 1782-1812 (ashlandcountypictures.com)

Timeline

  1. — Daniel Carter, from Butler County, Pennsylvania, builds the first cabin on the site that becomes Ashland.
  2. — Nearby Greentown, a Lenape village nea Perrysville, is emptied by forced removal and burned by straggling militia after Hull's surrender at Detroit; the burning helps trigger the attack on the Copus cabin days later in the same area.
  3. — William Montgomery lays out the town as Uniontown.
  4. — The town is renamed Ashland, after Henry Clay's Kentucky estate, because another Ohio town already held the name Uniontown.
  5. — The Studebaker family, including future wagon-and-automobile-company founders Henry and Clement Studebaker, operates a blacksmith and carriage shop near Ashland before the brothers leave for South Bend, Indiana in 1850 to found what becomes the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company.
  6. — Ashland County is organized from parts of four neighboring counties and Ashland becomes the county seat.
  7. — The county's first permanent courthouse, of red brick with white trim, Corinthian columns and a spired tower, is built in Ashland after county business had used a church building.
  8. — Ashland native Lorin Andrews, born 1819, is credited as the first Ohio citizen to volunteer as a Union soldier.
  9. — Ashland citizens pledge $10,000 to bring a college proposed by the German Baptist Brethren Church to town; the college is chartered February 20, 1878.
  10. — Ashland College opens for classes on September 17 with about 60 students and eight faculty, in Founders Hall and Allen Hall, built of bricks made on site.
  11. — The Myers Block-Home Company Building is constructed at 1 E. Main Street in downtown Ashland (later listed on the National Register).
  12. — Ashland native Harry Ross Gill invents a method for making cigar-shaped rubber balloons and founds the Eagle Rubber Company, launching what becomes the city's balloon industry.
  13. — F.E. Myers & Bro., a pump and hay-tool manufacturer, employs about 800 workers and is the largest of some 47 factories operating in Ashland.
  14. — Voters approve a bond issue and the county builds its current Classical Revival courthouse, designed by architect Vernon Redding, for more than $325,000.
  15. — Harry Gill founds National Latex, adding a second major balloon manufacturer to the city.
  16. — Ashland College changes its name to Ashland University to reflect its expanded graduate and undergraduate programs.

Stories

The Studebakers' start near Ashland

Before there was a Studebaker automobile, there was a Studebaker blacksmith shop near Ashland. John Studebaker moved his family from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to what was then Wayne County (later Ashland County) by 1835, and his sons Henry and Clement worked the family's blacksmith and carriage trade at the home shop through the 1840s. Around 1850 Henry and Clement left for South Bend, Indiana, where Clement taught school and Henry hired on as a blacksmith for fifty cents a day; in 1852 the brothers opened their own blacksmith and wagon shop there. That small shop grew into the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, which became one of the country's largest wagon builders and later a major automaker -- a national industrial name whose roots trace back to a farm shop outside Ashland.

How Ashland became the balloon capital of the world

In 1912 Ashland native Harry Ross Gill worked out how to make a rubber balloon in a cigar shape instead of the standard round one, a manufacturing breakthrough that let one company turn out shaped novelty balloons at a scale no one else could match. Gill started Eagle Rubber Company in 1913, reportedly out of a small garage; in 1929 he founded a second firm, National Latex. The industry Gill built made Ashland known as 'the balloon capital of the world.' The city still marks that legacy every year with its BalloonFest.

A college built on a town's pledge

In the spring of 1877, members of the German Baptist Brethren Church proposed founding a college, and told the town of Ashland that if its citizens would raise $10,000, the college would locate there. The town met the pledge, and Ashland College was chartered on February 20, 1878. Classes began on September 17, 1879, with about 60 students and eight faculty meeting in Founders Hall and Allen Hall -- buildings raised from bricks made on the 28-acre hilltop site the trustees had purchased the year before. The school grew slowly through the 1800s and early 1900s, reaching about 200 students by the early 1900s and roughly 2,500 by 1970; in 1989 it took the name Ashland University to reflect its broadened graduate and undergraduate programs. It now enrolls more than 7,000 students, still on the hill the town's $10,000 bought in 1878.

Photographs

Elevated view of Main Street, Ashland, Ohio, with storefronts, horse-drawn wagons and a trolley car; early 20th-century postcard.
Elevated view of Main Street, Ashland, Ohio, with storefronts, horse-drawn wagons and a trolley car; early 20th-century postcard. (early 1900s)
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America, no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Vintage color postcard of the Ashland County courthouse on Second Street, downtown Ashland; published by Curt Teich & Company.
Vintage color postcard of the Ashland County courthouse on Second Street, downtown Ashland; published by Curt Teich & Company. (early-mid 20th century)
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America, no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
Color postcard of the football team practicing in front of the gymnasium at Ashland College.
Color postcard of the football team practicing in front of the gymnasium at Ashland College. (early-mid 20th century)
Photo: Columbus Metropolitan Library, via Digital Public Library of America and Ohio Digital Network, no known copyright restrictions · Wikimedia Commons
The 1928-1929 Classical Revival Ashland County Courthouse, modern photograph.
The 1928-1929 Classical Revival Ashland County Courthouse, modern photograph. (2007)
Photo: Wikimedia Commons user OHWiki, public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Local history sources: en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · ashland.edu · en.wikipedia.org · ashlandcountypictures.com · en.wikipedia.org · familysearch.org · ashlandsource.com · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org · commons.wikimedia.org

Historic places

2 places in Ashland on the National Register of Historic Places. Press a pin or a name for its whole record.

  1. Ashland County CourthouseBuilding · Ashland · listed 1979
    Address
    W. 2nd St.
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County · ZIP 44805
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1979
    NRIS reference number
    79003786
    Coordinates
    40.86943, -82.31731
  2. Myers Block--Home Company BuildingBuilding · Ashland · listed 1997
    Address
    1 E. main St.
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County · ZIP 44805
    What it is
    Building
    Listed on the National Register
    1997
    NRIS reference number
    96001620
    Coordinates
    40.86694, -82.31465

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places point file. The listing year is shown where NPS's certification date agrees with the listing's reference number. Listing recognizes significance; it does not restrict a private owner.

Every historic place in Ashland County on the full map

Water

Wells (14 listed as active in EPA SDWIS: Wells 1-7 and 10-15; Well 9 was deactivated 2025-11-17) in the Jerome Fork Basin sand-and-gravel aquifer, sited generally north of the treatment plant on Cleveland Road The water here

Hospitals, fire stations and more

Inside Ashland's boundary: 1 hospital, 2 health centers, 1 dialysis center, 4 nursing homes, 1 fire or EMS station, 1 college, 6 public schools, 1 private school, 1 poor-rated bridge, 2 libraries, 4 museums, 2 police stations, 18 Toxics Release Inventory facilities and 15 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.

Hospitals (1)

  1. Samaritan HospitalGeneral hospital · Ashland
    What it is
    General hospital
    Address
    1025 Center Street, Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Beds
    124
    Helipad
    Yes
    Ownership
    Non-profit
    Medicare overall rating
    4 of 5 stars
    Emergency department (Medicare)
    No
    Medicare reports it as
    University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center
    Phone
    (419) 207-2540
    Medicare ID
    360002

Source: HIFLD hospitals inventory via FEMA (closed hospitals it still lists left out, hospitals opened since added), with Medicare Care Compare ratings matched by name and address.

Community health centers (2)

  1. 9th Street DentalHealth center · Ashland
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Ashland
    Coordinates
    40.87465, -82.30660
  2. Ashland Health and WellnessHealth center · Ashland
    Run by
    a federally qualified health center
    Setting
    Clinic
    City
    Ashland
    Coordinates
    40.86747, -82.31139

Source: HRSA health center service delivery sites, active, September 2026 (school-based sites left out). Health centers see patients whether or not they have insurance, with fees on a sliding scale.

Dialysis centers (1)

  1. Fmc - Ashland CountyDialysis · Ashland
    Address
    1100 Redwood Drive, Ashland, OH 44805
    Dialysis stations
    12
    Medicare star rating
    2 of 5 stars
    Services
    in-center hemodialysis
    Ownership
    for profit
    Chain
    Fresenius Medical Care
    Medicare certified since
    2007-11-30
    Phone
    (419) 281-7800
    Medicare ID
    362710

Source: CMS dialysis facility list, September 2026, geocoded with the Census Bureau batch geocoder (an address it could not place sits at its ZIP center).

Nursing homes (4)

  1. Brethren Care Village Health Care Center5 of 5 stars · Ashland
    Address
    2000 Center St, Ashland, OH 44805
    Certified beds
    79
    Residents on an average day
    69
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    5 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    Non profit - Corporation
    Continuing care retirement community
    Yes
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 289-1585
    Medicare ID
    366166
  2. Crystal Care Center of Ashland1 of 5 stars · Ashland
    Address
    1251 East Main Street, Ashland, OH 44805
    Certified beds
    72
    Residents on an average day
    61
    Medicare overall rating
    1 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    1 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    4 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    1 fine totalling $17,686 (latest 2025-08-06)
    Ownership
    For profit - Limited Liability company
    Chain
    EMBASSY HEALTHCARE
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 281-9595
    Medicare ID
    366239
  3. Kingston of Ashland3 of 5 stars · Ashland
    Address
    20 Amberwood Pkwy, Ashland, OH 44805
    Certified beds
    110
    Residents on an average day
    88
    Medicare overall rating
    3 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    2 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    2 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 289-3859
    Medicare ID
    365646
  4. The Good Shepherd Health and Rehabilitation Center5 of 5 stars · Ashland
    Address
    622 Center St, Ashland, OH 44805
    Certified beds
    125
    Residents on an average day
    113
    Medicare overall rating
    5 of 5 stars
    Health inspections
    4 of 5 stars
    Staffing
    4 of 5 stars
    Quality measures
    5 of 5 stars
    Penalties since 2023
    none
    Ownership
    For profit - Corporation
    Takes
    Medicare and Medicaid
    Phone
    (419) 289-3523
    Medicare ID
    365093

Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.

Fire and EMS stations (1)

  1. Ashland Fire DepartmentAshland
    Address
    274 Cleveland Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805
    Coordinates
    40.86933, -82.31160

Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.

Colleges (1)

  1. Ashland UniversityPrivate nonprofit college · Ashland
    What it is
    Private nonprofit college
    City
    Ashland
    Students, 2023-24 (12-month count)
    5,217
    Tuition and fees, in state
    $28,910
    Graduation rate
    61% of bachelor's students, within six years (a class of 614)
    IPEDS unit ID
    201104

Source: NCES IPEDS 2024 directory, 2023-24 enrollment and tuition, graduation rates for the 2017 (four-year) and 2020 (two-year) entering classes.

Public schools (6)

  1. Ashland County Community AcademyAshland
    Address
    716 Union St, Ashland, OH 44805
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    87
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    8
    NCES school ID
    390135005447
  2. Ashland High School3.5 of 5 stars · Ashland
    Address
    1440 King Rd, Ashland, OH 44805
    School district
    Ashland City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    892
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    50.83
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    81.3%
    Four-year graduation rate
    96.3%
    Ohio building IRN
    001081
    NCES school ID
    390435000075
  3. Ashland Middle School3 of 5 stars · Ashland
    Address
    1520 King Rd, Ashland, OH 44805
    School district
    Ashland City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    710
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    46.25
    Report card, 2025-26
    3 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    80.8%
    Ohio building IRN
    001099
    NCES school ID
    390435000076
  4. Edison Elementary School5 of 5 stars · Ashland
    Address
    1202 Masters Ave, Ashland, OH 44805
    School district
    Ashland City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    437
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    22.17
    Report card, 2025-26
    5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    92.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    010025
    NCES school ID
    390435000077
  5. Reagan Elementary School2.5 of 5 stars · Ashland
    Address
    850 Jackson Dr, Ashland, OH 44805
    School district
    Ashland City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    559
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    21.75
    Report card, 2025-26
    2.5 of 5 stars
    Ohio building IRN
    028811
    NCES school ID
    390435000081
  6. Taft Intermediate School3.5 of 5 stars · Ashland
    Address
    825 Smith Rd, Ashland, OH 44805
    School district
    Ashland City School District
    Kind (NCES)
    Regular School
    Students, 2023-24
    472
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    18
    Report card, 2025-26
    3.5 of 5 stars
    Performance index
    85.9%
    Ohio building IRN
    025395
    NCES school ID
    390435000080

Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.

Private schools (1)

  1. Ashland Christian SchoolPrivate, conservative Christian · Ashland
    Address
    1144 W Main St, Ashland, OH 44805
    Kind
    conservative Christian
    Students, 2023-24
    11
    Teachers (full-time equivalent)
    1
    Students per teacher
    11
    Phone
    (419) 289-6617
    NCES private school ID
    01063172

Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.

Bridges rated poor (1)

  1. Township Rd 1133 over Branch of Lang CreekPoor · built 1979
    Condition
    Poor: a deck, superstructure, substructure or culvert rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale
    What it is
    Bridge
    Built
    1979
    Length
    9 ft
    Owner
    City
    Vehicles a day
    209
    Coordinates
    40.89750, -82.34364

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory 2025. "Poor" means one major part rated 4 or below on the 0 to 9 scale; it calls for repair, not closing, unless the state posts or closes the bridge.

Public libraries (2)

  1. Ashland Public LibraryCentral library · Ashland
    Address
    224 Claremont Ave., Ashland, OH 44805
    What it is
    Central library
    Library system
    Ashland Public Library
    Open
    3,328 hours a year, 52 weeks
    Building
    15,690 sq ft
    System's visits, FY2024
    284,460
    System's loans, FY2024
    560,774
    People the system serves
    25,315
    Phone
    (419) 289-8188
  2. Ashland Public Library (Ashland)Bookmobile stop · Ashland
    Address
    224 Claremont Ave, Ashland, OH 44805
    What it is
    Bookmobile stop
    Library system
    Ashland Public Library
    Open
    728 hours a year, 52 weeks
    System's visits, FY2024
    284,460
    System's loans, FY2024
    560,774
    People the system serves
    25,315
    Phone
    (419) 289-8188

Source: IMLS Public Libraries Survey FY2024 (outlets and their systems). Any Ohio resident can get a free card at any Ohio public library.

Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (4)

  1. Ashland County Historical MuseumHistorical society · Ashland
    What it is
    Historical society
    City
    Ashland
    Coordinates
    40.87187, -82.29735

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  2. Ashland Coutny Sports Hall Of FameMuseum · Ashland
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Ashland
    Coordinates
    40.85709, -82.33147

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  3. Ashland University’S Coburn GalleryArt museum · Ashland
    What it is
    Art museum
    City
    Ashland
    Coordinates
    40.86230, -82.31995

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

  4. Johnny Appleseed Heritage CenterMuseum · Ashland
    What it is
    Museum
    City
    Ashland
    Coordinates
    40.86618, -82.31982

    The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.

Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.

Police stations (2)

  1. Ashland County Sheriff's OfficeAshland
    Address
    1205 East Main Street, Ashland, OH 44805
    Coordinates
    40.86330, -82.29278
  2. Ashland Police DepartmentAshland
    Address
    1211 East Main Street, Ashland, OH 44805
    Coordinates
    40.86273, -82.29182

Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.

Facilities reporting toxic releases (18)

  1. Abbott Labs Plant 3 *Toxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    1111 Faultless Drive, Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805FLTLS1111F
    EPA registry ID
    110007710664
  2. Ashland Anodizing IncToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    1201 Jacobson Ave, Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805SHLND1201J
    EPA registry ID
    110009424621
  3. Ashland Manufacturing FacilityToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    1681 Orange Road, Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805SHLND1681O
    EPA registry ID
    110000391362
  4. Bostik IncToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    1745 Cottage St, Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    44805SHLND1745C
    EPA registry ID
    110000741886
  5. General Latex & Chemical CorpToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    1526 Cleveland Ave., Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805GNRLL1526C
    EPA registry ID
    110000391291
  6. Hedstrom CorpToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    1401 Jacobson Avenue, Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805HDSTR1401J
    EPA registry ID
    110001225166
  7. Hedstrom CorporationToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    710 Orange Street, Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805HDSTR710OR
    EPA registry ID
    110000823672
  8. Hess & Clark IncToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    10 E. 7Th St., Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805HSSCL7THAN
    EPA registry ID
    110000391308
  9. Hospira IncToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    268 E.4Th Street, Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805FLTLS268EA
    EPA registry ID
    110010524511
  10. Hydromatic Pump CoToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    1840 Baney Rd., Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805RRHYD1840B
    EPA registry ID
    110000391353
  11. Kar-Del Plastics IncToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    1177 Faultless Dr., Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805KRDLP1177F
    EPA registry ID
    110000391317
  12. Mohican Industries IncToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    1130 Myers Parkway, Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805MHCNN1130M
    EPA registry ID
    110000391326
  13. Packaging Corp of AmericaToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    929 Faultless Dr., Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805PCKGN929FA
    EPA registry ID
    110000391335
  14. Pentair Flow Technologies, Llc - Ashland Pump Plant (0303010175)Toxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    1101 Myers Parkway, Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (open)
    EPA program ID
    44805FMYRS1101M
    EPA registry ID
    110000391282
  15. Philway Products IncToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    701 Virginia Ave., Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805PHLWY701VI
    EPA registry ID
    110000391344
  16. Pioneer National LatexToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    114 East Seventh Street, Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805NTNLL114EA
    EPA registry ID
    110001617796
  17. Return Polymers IncToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    400 Westland Dr, Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory
    EPA program ID
    TRI_OFFSITE_1729
    EPA registry ID
    110070691282
  18. Tremco Inc Ashland OhToxics Release Inventory · Ashland
    Address
    1451 Jacobson Ave., Ashland, OH 44805
    County
    Ashland County
    Status
    Reports to the Toxics Release Inventory (active)
    EPA program ID
    44805TRMCN1451J
    EPA registry ID
    110000391371

Source: EPA Facility Registry Service, Toxics Release Inventory reporters. Reporting a release is required of large users of listed chemicals; it is not by itself a violation.

Spills reported since 2021 (15)

  1. Sewage Sludge / Biosolids2025-10-13 · Ashland
    Reported
    2025-10-13
    What spilled
    Sewage Sludge / Biosolids
    Largest amount reported
    100 gallons
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2510EPA0001695
  2. Fertilizer(S) Nos (Not Specified)2025-05-12 · Ashland
    Reported
    2025-05-12
    What spilled
    Fertilizer(S) Nos (Not Specified)
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2505EPA0000750
  3. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2024-02-10 · Ashland
    Reported
    2024-02-10
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2402EPA0000223
  4. Lime Sludge / Lime Slurry Reached water2023-11-30 · Ashland
    Reported
    2023-11-30
    What spilled
    Lime Sludge / Lime Slurry
    Largest amount reported
    1,000 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2311EPA0002003
  5. Sewage Human Reached water2023-09-05 · Ashland
    Reported
    2023-09-05
    What spilled
    Sewage Human
    Reached a waterway
    03 - Jamison Creek
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2309EPA0001563
  6. Sewage Sludge / Biosolids Reached water2023-08-31 · Ashland
    Reported
    2023-08-31
    What spilled
    Sewage Sludge / Biosolids
    Largest amount reported
    80,000 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    03 - Town Run
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2308EPA0001539
  7. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-05-15 · Ashland
    Reported
    2023-05-15
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    3 gallons
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2305EPA0000788
  8. Oil Transformer Non Pcb2023-04-02 · Ashland
    Reported
    2023-04-02
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Non Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    70 gallons
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2304EPA0000497
  9. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-06-07 · Montgomery Twp
    Reported
    2022-06-07
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    40 gallons
    Where
    Montgomery Twp, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2206EPA0000842
  10. Paint Nos / Lacquer (Not Specified)2021-07-07 · Ashland
    Reported
    2021-07-07
    What spilled
    Paint Nos / Lacquer (Not Specified)
    Largest amount reported
    10 gallons
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0001011
  11. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road) Reached water2021-07-03 · Ashland
    Reported
    2021-07-03
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Largest amount reported
    1,000 gallons
    Reached a waterway
    99 - Unnamed
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2107EPA0000986
  12. Oil Transformer Pcb2021-06-30 · Ashland
    Reported
    2021-06-30
    What spilled
    Oil Transformer Pcb
    Largest amount reported
    2 gallons
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2106EPA0000968
  13. Latex Reached water2021-04-04 · Ashland
    Reported
    2021-04-04
    What spilled
    Latex
    Reached a waterway
    03 - Town Run
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2104EPA0000453
  14. Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-02-01 · Ashland
    Reported
    2021-02-01
    What spilled
    Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2102EPA0000148
  15. Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2026-02-27 · Ashland
    Reported
    2026-02-27
    What spilled
    Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
    Where
    Ashland, Ashland County
    Ohio EPA district office
    NWDO
    Ohio EPA case number
    2602EPA0000259

Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.

Its ZIP codes

Each ZIP code that touches Ashland, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.

Local government

Who holds office in Ashland, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Money issues on the ballot since 2020: 4 of 4 passed.

Ballot issues

DateIssueForAgainstResult
2026-05-05 Issue: Local Liquor Option - Sunday Sales - Ashland City 1-C - O'Bryan's Pub 23160Passed (79.38% for), unofficial
2025-11-04 Issue: Ashland City, Renewal Inc Tax, Fire and Police, 0.25%/5yrs. 2,277729Passed (75.75% for), unofficial
2025-11-04 Issue: Ashland City, Renewal Inc Tax, Street Repair, 0.25%/5yrs. 2,255744Passed (75.19% for), unofficial
2023-11-07 Issue: Ashland City; Tax Levy (Renewal); Rec. Purposes; 0.5mill/5yrs. (0.5 mills, renewal) 3,7392,090Passed (64.14% for), unofficial
2021-11-02 Issue: Ashland City 2-B Local Liquor Option South Street Grille 25047Passed (84.18% for)
2021-11-02 Issue: Ashland City 2-B Local Liquor Option South Street Grille (Sunday Sales) 23165Passed (78.04% for)
2021-11-02 Issue: Ashland City 3-C Local Liquor Option Aldi (Sunday Sales) 25196Passed (72.33% for)
2021-11-02 Issue: Ashland City 4-B Local Liquor Option Ohio Fire (Sunday Sales) 5716Passed (78.08% for)
2020-11-03 Issue: Ashland City In Tax Police_Fire 0.25% 6,3442,396Passed (72.59% for)
2020-03-17 Issue: Ashland City IncTax 0.25% Cont 2,372635Passed (78.88% for)
2019-11-05 Issue: Local Liquor Option Ashland City 3C Ashland ANA Liq Sales 14142Passed (77.05% for)
2019-11-05 Issue: Local Liquor Option Ashland City 3C Ashland ANA Sunday Sales 12852Passed (71.11% for)
2018-11-06 Issue: Ashland City Charter Amendment Sect 50 3,8562,072Passed (65.05% for)
2017-11-07 Issue: ASHLAND CITY REC 0.5 M RENEWAL (0.5 mills, renewal) 3,1461,389Passed (69.37% for)

Elections for office

DateOfficeCandidates and votes
2025-11-04 Member of Council, 4th Ward (unofficial count) Zachery J. Casler 79, 27.53%; Angela Woodward 208, 72.47%
2025-11-04 Member of Council, 3rd Ward (unofficial count) Dennis Miller 544, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Member of Council, 2nd Ward (unofficial count) Jason Chio 521, 100.0%
2025-11-04 Mayor (unofficial count) Matt Miller 2,600, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council, 1st Ward (unofficial count) Steve Workman 1,555, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Member of Council at Large (unofficial count) Dan Lawson 4,311, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Director of Law (unofficial count) Richard P. Wolfe 4,346, 100.0%
2023-11-07 Director of Finance (unofficial count) Larry D. Paxton 4,461, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Member of Council Jason Chio 563, 70.29%; Heather Sample 238, 29.71%
2021-11-02 Member of Council Emily Huestis 414, 45.35%; Dennis Miller 499, 54.65%
2021-11-02 Member of Council Angela Woodward 254, 100.0%
2021-11-02 Mayor Matt Miller 3,026, 100.0%
2019-11-05 Ward 1 Council Duane R. Fishpaw 480, 47.15%; Steve N. Workman 538, 52.85%
2019-11-05 Law Director Richard P. Wolfe 1,888, 100.0%
2019-11-05 Finance Director Larry D. Paxton 1,984, 100.0%
2019-11-05 Council-At-Large Sandra L. Bally 940, 41.98%; Dan Lawson 1,299, 58.02%
2017-11-07 School Board of Education William Gravitt III 2,774, 29.51%; Mike Heimann 3,194, 33.98%; James Wolfe 3,433, 36.52%
2017-11-07 Mayor Matt Miller 3,505, 76.41%; Sandra Tunnell 1,082, 23.59%
2017-11-07 Council Ward 2 Paul K. Stevenson 490, 48.71%; Robert M. Valentine 516, 51.29%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

  • No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
  • Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 1 / 0 / 16; 2021 1 / 1 / 15; 2022 1 / 2 / 14; 2023 1 / 1 / 15; 2024 0 / 4 / 13; 2025 0 / 2 / 14.
  • Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-10-02
  • Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-08-13

Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Ashland, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days
1.81 in
2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28
rain so far in 2026
37.3 in
2.2 in above normal for the date
snow so far in 2026
21.8 in
a normal year brings 35.0 in
a normal year
41.4 in
average of 30 years, 1991-2020
The last twelve months
MonthRain (in)Snow (in)Days counted
October 2026 1.81 — 28
September 2026 4.23 — 30
August 2026 4.83 — 31
July 2026 3.63 — 31
June 2026 3.67 — 30
May 2026 5.57 — 31
April 2026 7.05 0.0 30
March 2026 4.05 0.8 31
February 2026 0.92 4.8 28
January 2026 1.53 16.1 31
December 2025 2.39 9.7 31
November 2025 1.44 1.2 30
On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year2011 — 57.0 in
Driest year1963 — 21.4 in
Snowiest year1910 — 66.6 in
Wettest day on record5 July 1969 — 7.32 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day13 January 1964 — 14.02 in
Deepest snow on the ground24 January 1937 — 20.00 in

45% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Ashland; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

48,696 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-28. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Ashland: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file
162
those placed on the map inside Ashland
What kind of permits
ProgramFacilities and sites
Wastewater and stormwater discharge50
Hazardous waste30
Voluntary cleanup24
Contaminated-site cleanup13
Air pollution12
Sewer and water-line construction12
Brownfield5
Public drinking water5
Site assessment3
Wetland and stream fill3
Beneficial Use1
Chemical accident plans1
3 smaller programs
The latest filings
DateFacility or siteWhat
DENBOW-GASCHE FUNERAL HOME Air pollution report
GENERAL LATEX & CHEMICAL CORP Hazardous waste assessment
LANDOLL FAC FORMER, ASHLAND Voluntary cleanup inspection
LAKE ERIE FROZEN FOODS Air pollution notice of violation
LANDOLL FAC FORMER, ASHLAND Voluntary cleanup inspection
D98 ASHLAND EXPANSION Wetland and stream fill permit
LITTLE FLOCK FELLOWSHIP PWS Public drinking water inspection
PENTAIR FLOW TECHNOLOGIES LLC - ASHLAND PUMP PLANT Air pollution permit
PENTAIR CASTING CENTER - DIV OF PENTAIR PUMP GROUP Air pollution inspection
PENTAIR PUMP INC Air pollution inspection
ASHLAND WTP Beneficial Use permit
PENTAIR PUMP INC Air pollution permit
LITTLE FLOCK FELLOWSHIP PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
ASHLAND CITY PWS Public drinking water compliance letter
ASHLAND WTP Beneficial Use permit
LAKE ERIE FROZEN FOODS Air pollution permit
BROOKSIDE-LONGVIEW ROW ASSURANCE PROJECT Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
LITTLE FLOCK FELLOWSHIP PWS Public drinking water notice of violation
PENTAIR PUMP INC Air pollution permit
ASHLAND CHEMICAL CO, ASHLAND,- COTTAGE ST Contaminated-site cleanup cleanup response
ASHLAND CITY PWS Public drinking water report
K2D COMMERCIAL GROUP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
ASHLAND CITY PWS Public drinking water inspection
K2D COMMERCIAL GROUP Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
LAKE ERIE FROZEN FOODS Air pollution report

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

Quick answers

What county is Ashland, Ohio in?

Ashland is a city in Ashland County, Ohio, with 19,159 residents.

When was Ashland, Ohio founded?

Ashland was settled 1811; laid out 1815. Founders on record: William Montgomery (platted as Uniontown); Daniel Carter built the first cabin in 1811. Source

How did Ashland, Ohio get its name?

Platted as Uniontown in 1815, the town was renamed Ashland in 1822 because Ohio already had another Uniontown; the new name honored Henry Clay's Kentucky estate 'Ashland' near Lexington, chosen by Clay's local political supporters. Source

What ZIP code is Ashland, Ohio?

Most of Ashland is in ZIP code 44805.

Where does Ashland, Ohio get its water?

The main water source for Ashland (Ashland City): Wells (14 listed as active in EPA SDWIS: Wells 1-7 and 10-15; Well 9 was deactivated 2025-11-17) in the Jerome Fork Basin sand-and-gravel aquifer, sited generally north of the treatment plant on Cleveland Road.

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