| Official Name: | Ashland, New Hampshire |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | New Hampshire#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Ashland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New Hampshire |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Grafton |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ashland |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.54 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.45 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.37 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.33 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1082 |
| Population Density Km2: | 313.64 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 812.31 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 560 |
| Coordinates: | 43.6953°N -71.6306°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 03217 |
| Area Code: | 603 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 33-01940 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2629711 |
Ashland is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Ashland in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,082 at the 2020 census,[2] out of 1,938 in the entire town.
The CDP is in the southwestern part of the town of Ashland, on both sides of the Squam River, which descends through the center of town. The CDP is bordered to the south by the town of New Hampton and to the west by Interstate 93. The northern border of the CDP runs east and west from the junction of River Street with U.S. Route 3 just south of the dam on the Squam River that controls the elevations Little Squam Lake and Squam Lake, while the eastern edge of the CDP is east of Thompson Street and Ledgewood Lane.[3]
U.S. Route 3 and New Hampshire Route 25 run through the center of Ashland, leading northeast (US 3 southbound and NH 25 eastbound) 4miles to Holderness and northwest (US 3 northbound and NH 25 westbound) 6miles to Plymouth. Interstate 93 crosses Routes 3 and 25 on the west side of the CDP at Exit 24; I-93 leads north to Littleton and south to Concord. New Hampshire Route 132 runs south from Routes 3 and 25 in the center of Ashland 7miles to New Hampton.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ashland CDP has a total area of 3.5km2, of which 3.4sqkm are land and 0.1sqkm, or 2.59%, are water.[4]
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,244 people, 599 households, and 305 families residing in the CDP. There were 685 housing units, of which 86, or 12.6%, were vacant. The racial makeup of the town was 96.9% white, 0.2% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.3% some other race, and 1.4% from two or more races. 1.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[5]
Of the 599 households in the CDP, 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were headed by married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.1% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08, and the average family size was 2.79.[5]
18.0% of people in the CDP were under the age of 18, 10.9% were from age 18 to 24, 24.4% were from 25 to 44, 29.4% were from 45 to 64, and 17.4% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.[5]
For the period 2011-15, the estimated median annual income for a household was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $52,452. Male full-time workers had a median income of $37,617 versus $27,007 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,506. 14.9% of the population and 8.3% of families were below the poverty line, along with 16.3% of people under the age of 18 and 5.8% of people 65 or older.[6]