Ashland County History

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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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