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Ashland County, created in 1848 from previously unorganized territory, is named after Henry Clay's home in Kentucky. Located in northwest Wisconsin, the county seat is Ashland.
Land Area 1,043.82 sq miles
Water Area 1,249.91 sq miles
Elevation 671 ft at Ashland. 1,872 at Mt Whittlesey.
Number of Lakes 157
Area in Lakes 5,936 acres (9.28 sq miles)
Rivers Bad, Marengo, Potato, Tyler Forks, White
Major Watershed Lake Superior
Geographical Province North: Lake Superior Lowlands. South: Northern Highlands.
Natural Vegetation Northwest: mostly balsam fir and white spruce.
Central: white maple, hemlock, and yellow birch. Black spruce, tamarack and ceder form a band of conifer swamps that leads northeastward from the southeast corner.
Population
1930: 12,054
1970: 16,743
1980: 16,783
1990: 16,307
2000: 16,866
Border Counties
North: Lake Superior
East: Iron County
South: Price County, Sawyer County
West: Sawyer County, Bayfield County
Ashland County Government and Local Information Resources
County Administrator County Administrator Phone: 715-682-7015
Board of Supervisors Chairman County Board Phone: 715-682-7015
County Clerk Office of the County Clerk
201 W Main St, Room 202
Ashland, WI 54806 Phone: 715-682-7000
Clerk of Courts Clerk of Circuit Court Phone: 715-682-7016
County Sheriff Sheriff Phone: 715-685-7640
Health Department Director Department of Human Services Phone: 715-682-7004
Highway Department Highway Commissioner Phone: 715-274-3662
County Parks Ashland County Forester Phone: 715-264-3000
Birth & Death Certificates, Marriage Records Register of Deeds
201 W Main St, Room 206
Ashland, WI 54806 Phone: 715-682-7008
Cooperative Extension UW-Extension, Ashland County
201 W Main St, Room 107
Ashland, WI 54806 Phone: 715-682-7017
E-mail
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Tourism, Relocation & Business Development Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 746
Ashland, WI 54806-0746 Phone: 715-682-2500
Glidden Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 265
Glidden, WI 54527 Phone: 715-264-4304
Madeline Island Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 274
La Pointe, WI 54850-0274 Phone: 715-747-2801
Mellen Area Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 193
Mellen, WI 54546-0193 Phone: 715-274-2330
Northern Great Lakes Visitors Center
29270 County Highway G
Ashland, WI 54806 Phone: 715-685-9983
Turtle Flambeau Flowage Association
2974 Hiawatha Rd
Butternut, WI 54514 Phone: 715-476-2555
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Historical and Genealogical Societies Ashland Historical Society
PO Box 433
Ashland, WI 54806 Phone: 715-682-4911
Mellen Area Historical Society
PO Box 522
Mellen, WI 54546 Phone: 715-274-3931
Ashland/ Bayfield County Tree Climbers
Rt 1, Box 139
Mason, WI 54856
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