Ashland County
Also known as Ashland County, Ohio, Ashland County, OH, Ashland
county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- February 24, 1846
- Named after
- " Ashland ", Henry Clay 's home
- Seat
- Ashland
- Largest city
- Ashland
- Total
- 427 sq mi (1,110 km )
- Land
- 423 sq mi (1,100 km )
- Water
- 3.8 sq mi (9.8 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 52,523
- Density
- 124/sq mi (48/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Ashland County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,447. Its county seat and largest city is Ashland. The county is named for "Ashland", the home of Senator Henry Clay near Lexington, Kentucky. It was formed in 1846 from parts of Huron, Lorain, Richland and Wayne Counties.
Ashland County comprises the Ashland, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Mansfield-Ashland-Bucyrus, OH Combined Statistical Area.