| Ashland | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Nickname: | The Heart of Lincolnland |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA#North America |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Illinois |
| Coordinates: | 39.8886°N -90.0078°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cass |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Kitty Mau |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.94 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.75 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.94 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.75 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 630 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1218 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62612 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-02505 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2397996 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Ashland, Illinois |
| Website: | https://www.ashlandil.com/ |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1,624 |
Ashland is a village in Cass County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,218 at the 2020 census.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ashland has a total area of 0.75sqmi, all land.[2]
As of the 2020 census[3] there were 1,218 people, 539 households, and 381 families residing in the village. The population density was 1628.34PD/sqmi. There were 571 housing units at an average density of 763.37/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 94.75% White, 0.74% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 3.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.25% of the population.
There were 539 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.97% were married couples living together, 21.89% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.31% were non-families. 26.72% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.91% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 2.36.
The village's age distribution consisted of 22.5% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $60,104, and the median income for a family was $67,917. Males had a median income of $46,310 versus $36,467 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,764. About 3.7% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.