Ashland, Oregon
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Ashland, Oregon

Administration
Full nameAshland, Oregon
Official nameAshland, Oregon
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyJackson
Settled1852
Government
MayorJohn Stromberg
Geography
Total Area6.50 sq mi (16.8 km2)
Land Area6.50 sq mi (16.8 km2)
Water Area0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1895 ft (577.6 m)
Demography
Total Population21630 (2007)
Density (pop.)1159.2/km2 (3003.1/sq mi)
Other information
Time zonePacific (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)Pacific (UTC-7)
ZIP code97520
Area code541
FIPS code41-03050 
GNIS feature ID1137318 

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Ashland is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, near Interstate 5 and the California border, and located in the south end of the Rogue Valley. It was named after Ashland County, Ohio, point of origin of Abel Helman and other founders, and secondarily for Ashland, Kentucky, where other founders had family connections. It officially became a town with the name Ashland Mills in 1855. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,522. The 2007 estimate is 21,630 residents. It is the home of Southern Oregon University and the internationally renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

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Can't find a parking space? - Ashland Daily Tidings Tweet this news
Ashland Daily Tidings---...- Hargadine and First streets that will help alleviate parking problems near the -Oregon- Shakespeare Festival, the Post Office and the -Ashland- Food Co-op. ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:22:38 GMT+00:00
Vortx Inc. moves into e-commerce - Mail Tribune Tweet this news
Mail Tribune---ASHLAND- � For years, Vortx Inc.'s bread and butter was in software and Web products related the intelligence community and national security. ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:02:05 GMT+00:00
Oak Knoll bounces back from bogeyland - Mail Tribune Tweet this news
Mail Tribune---...- one of the oldest in Southern -Oregon-. With 74 acres, Oak Knoll is the second-largest park in -Ashland-, next to Lithia Park. "It is a city park. ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:01:51 GMT+00:00
Traffic Stop Leads To Discovery Of Oxycontin - Examiner.com Tweet this news
Examiner.com---ASHLAND-, -OREGON- - Oregon State Police arrested a Tacoma man after finding 8000 Oxycontin pills during a traffic stop. Charles Edwards, 52, was stopped for ... - Date : Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:24:14 GMT+00:00
Stark will return home to oversee free kids' clinics - Mail Tribune Tweet this news
Mail Tribune--The Jonathan Stark Kids Fest, a free series of tennis clinics for children ages 5 to 12, will be Thursday in three locations � -Ashland- Tennis and Fitness ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:13:52 GMT+00:00
Longtime Democratic stalwart AuCoin leaving Rogue Valley - Mail Tribune Tweet this news
Mail Tribune---...- Lab in -Ashland-, refurbishing Crater Lake Lodge, getting F-16 fighters for the -Oregon- National Guard and, in 1984, doubling -Oregon's- wilderness areas. ... - Date : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:07:03 GMT+00:00
Ashland bridge work starts - Mail Tribune Tweet this news
Mail Tribune--The $15.8 million project will build a new, wider structure just to the north of the existing bridge, -Oregon- Department of Transportation officials said in ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:25:40 GMT+00:00
Schlecht, Pilots advance at state - Mail Tribune Tweet this news
Mail Tribune--EUGENE � Ethan Schlecht pitched a one-hitter and Brent Hegdahl hit a two-run home run as the -Ashland- Pilots topped Central Point, 9-3, in a loser-out ... - Date : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:11:30 GMT+00:00
Beneke, Paul Gerald - Appleton Post Crescent Tweet this news
Appleton Post Crescent--Paul Gerald Beneke, of -Ashland-, -Oregon-, died on July 25, 2010. He was born on November 27, 1969, to Gerald and Eunice (Ortloff) Beneke in Edina, Minnesota. ... - Date : Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:25:43 GMT+00:00
Tallowbox was named after a ... tallow box - Mail Tribune Tweet this news
Mail Tribune--The fire lookout was established up there around World War I with AH Peachey, a teacher from -Ashland-, serving as the lookout for the first 12 fire seasons. ... - Date : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:07:00 GMT+00:00

Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Oregon

County seat: Medford
CitiesAshland * Butte Falls * Central Point * Eagle Point * Gold Hill * Jacksonville * Medford * Phoenix * Rogue River * Shady Cove * Talent
CDPWhite City
Unincorporated
communities
Applegate * Buncom * Copper * Lake Creek * Prospect * Rock Point * Ruch * Sams Valley * Sterlingville * Tolo * Trail * Union Creek * Wimer



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