Southeast

Ashland

Boyd County, KY

Population

21,542

Walk Score

65 · Somewhat Walkable

Median rent

$793

Median home value

$121,600

Settled

1786

Ashland is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is located on 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, making it the most populous city in Boyd County. 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. Ashland is a home-rule class city under Kentucky law.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Ashland Commercial Historic District · listed 1994
  • Bath Avenue Historic District · listed 1979

Notable landmarks

  • Ashland Armory · listed 2002
  • Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Office · listed 1979
  • Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Store · listed 1979
  • Ashland Tuberculosis Hospital · listed 2008
  • Bagby, Alexander, House · listed 1979
  • Crump and Field Grocery Company · listed 1979
  • Culbertson House · listed 1979
  • Felty, Nando, Saloon · listed 1979
  • Fields, Timothy, House · listed 1979
  • First Christian Church of Ashland · listed 1990
  • First Presbyterian Church · listed 1973
  • Henry Clay Hotel · listed 1984
  • Hilton, Martin, House · listed 1979
  • Indian Mounds in Central Park · listed 1974
  • Paramount Theatre · listed 1975
  • Rogers, Lon, House · listed 1979
  • Savageot, Jacob, House and Saloon · listed 1979
  • St. James AME Church · listed 1979
  • US Post Office - Ashland
  • US Post Office-Ashland · listed 1988

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