Ashland, New Hampshire

Ashland, New Hampshire
Town
Main Street
Coordinates: 43°41′42″N 71°37′54″W / 43.69500°N 71.63167°W / 43.69500; -71.63167
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyGrafton
Incorporated1868
Government
  Board of Selectmen
  • Andy Fitch, Chair
  • Ann-Marie Barney
  • Charles Bozzello
  • Meghan Semiao
  • Chris Janosa
  Town ManagerFrederick Welch
Area
  Total
11.8 sq mi (30.5 km2)
  Land11.2 sq mi (29.1 km2)
  Water0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)  4.63%
Elevation
558 ft (170 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,938
  Density172/sq mi (66.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code
03217
Area code603
FIPS code33-02020
GNIS feature ID0873534
Websiteashlandnh.org

Ashland is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2020 census, down from 2,076 at the 2010 census. Located near the geographical center of the state, Ashland is home to Scribner-Fellows State Forest.

The main village of the town, where 1,082 people lived at the 2020 census, is defined as the Ashland census-designated place (CDP) and is located at the junction of U.S. Route 3 and New Hampshire Route 25 with NH Route 132.