| Official Name: | Ashland, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Ashland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chemung |
| Government Type: | Town Council |
| Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Vern K. Robinson |
| Leader Title1: | Town Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 37.65 |
| Area Land Km2: | 36.73 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.92 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 14.54 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 14.18 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.36 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1515 |
| Population Density Km2: | 43.78 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 113.38 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 252 |
| Elevation Ft: | 827 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0225°N -76.7394°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 14894 (Wellsburg) |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-02781 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0978691 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 1487 |
Ashland is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 1,515 at the 2020 census.[2] The town is named after the home of Henry Clay.
Ashland is on the southern border of the county, south of Elmira. It is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1779, the Battle of Newtown, a consequence of the Sullivan Expedition, was fought in the north part of the town.[3]
The first settlers arrived circa 1788. The town of Ashland was formed in 1867 from parts of the towns of Chemung, Elmira and Southport. The founders of the town wanted to name it after a prominent citizen, R.C. Lockwood, but he suggested the name "Ashland". Ashland was the last town created in Chemung County.
Growing and shipping tobacco was a popular endeavor after 1858.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.7km2, of which 36.7km2 is land and 0.9km2, or 2.44%, is water.[4]
The Chemung River, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, flows through the town. The southern town line of Ashland is the border of Pennsylvania.
Interstate 86/New York State Route 17, New York State Route 14, and New York State Route 427 are highways in the town. New York State Route 367 is a short state highway near Wellsburg.
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,951 people, 785 households, and 518 families residing in the town. The population density was 138sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 839 housing units at an average density of 59.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 98.51% White, 0.36% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 785 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $33,629, and the median income for a family was $40,882. Males had a median income of $32,012 versus $21,553 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,749. About 8.7% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.