Ashland, Kentucky
Ashland, Kentucky | |
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Downtown Ashland in 2019 | |
| Motto: "A proud past. A bright future." | |
Location of Ashland in Boyd County, Kentucky | |
| 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 | Chuck D. Charles |
| • City Manager | Tony Grubb, interim |
| Area | |
| 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) | |
| 21,625 | |
• Estimate (2022) | 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 in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The most populous city in Boyd County, Ashland is located upon the 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. It is a principal city of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, referred to locally as the "Tri-State area" and home to 376,155 residents in 2020. Ashland serves as an important economic and medical center for northeastern Kentucky.