Ashland, Kentucky | |
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Motto: A proud past. A bright future. | |
Coordinates: 38°27′50″N 082°38′30″W / 38.46389°N 82.64167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Boyd |
Settled | Poage's Landing, 1786 |
Incorporated | Ashland, 1854 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Matt Perkins |
• City Manager | Michael Graese |
Area | |
• City | 10.77 sq mi (27.89 km2) |
• Land | 10.73 sq mi (27.80 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 21,625 |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 21,342 |
• Density | 2,014.44/sq mi (777.76/km2) |
• Metro | 376,155 (US: 150th) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 41101, 41102, 41105 |
Area code | 606 |
FIPS code | 21-02368 |
GNIS feature ID | 0486092 |
Website | www |
Ashland is a home rule-class city[3] in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The most populous city in Boyd County, Ashland is located upon a southern bank of the Ohio River at the state border with Ohio and near West Virginia. The population was 21,625 at the 2020 census. Ashland is a principal city of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, referred to locally as the "Tri-State area", home to 376,155 residents as of 2020.[1] Ashland serves as an important economic and medical center for northeastern Kentucky.