Ashland, Pennsylvania
Ashland is a borough in Schuylkill County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Pottsville. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. A small part of the borough also lies in Columbia County, although all of the population resided in the Schuylkill County portion as of the 2020 census. The borough lies in the anthracite coal region of eastern Pennsylvania. Settled in 1850, Ashland was incorporated in 1857, and was named for Henry Clay's estate near Lexington, Kentucky. The population in 1900 was 6,438, and in 1940, 7,045, but had dropped to 2,471 at the 2020 census.
Ashland, Pennsylvania | |
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The Mothers' Memorial in Ashland | |
Location of Ashland in Columbia and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania | |
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| Coordinates: 40°46′54″N 76°20′40″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Schuylkill / Columbia |
| Settled | 1820 |
| Laid out | 1847 |
| Incorporated | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Daniel Weikel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.66 sq mi (4.29 km2) |
| • Land | 1.66 sq mi (4.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 980 ft (300 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,471 |
| • Density | 1,490.35/sq mi (575.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 17921 |
| Area codes | 570 and 272 |
| FIPS code | 42-03264 |
| Website | ashlandborough |
Ashland is part of the Pottsville micropolitan statistical area.
It is the location of Pioneer Tunnel, a tourist attraction featuring a tour of a coal mine on mine cars and a separate 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge steam train ride.