Ashland, New Hampshire | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 43°41′42″N 71°37′54″W / 43.69500°N 71.63167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
County | Grafton |
Incorporated | 1868 |
Government | |
• Board of Selectmen |
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• Town Manager | Frederick Welch |
Area | |
• Total | 11.8 sq mi (30.5 km2) |
• Land | 11.2 sq mi (29.1 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) 4.63% |
Elevation | 558 ft (170 m) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 1,938 |
• Density | 172/sq mi (66.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Code | 03217 |
Area code | 603 |
FIPS code | 33-02020 |
GNIS feature ID | 0873534 |
Website | ashlandnh |
Ashland is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 2,076 at the 2010 census.[3] 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.