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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Ashland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,027.[1] Its county seat is Ashland. The county was formed on March 27, 1860, from La Pointe County. The county partly overlaps with the reservation of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
History
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Ashland County was named in honor of the Lexington estate of Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, as one of the founders of the city of Ashland was an admirer of Clay.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1856 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1871 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1873 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1876 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1878 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1900 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1860 | 515
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1870 | 221
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1880 | 1,559
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1890 | 20,063
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1900 | 20,176
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1910 | 21,965
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1920 | 24,538
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1930 | 21,054
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1940 | 21,801
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1950 | 19,461
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1960 | 17,375
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1970 | 16,743
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1980 | 16,783
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1990 | 16,307
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