Ashland, Wisconsin Seal Location of Ashland, Wisconsin Coordinates: 46°35′24″N, 90°52′48″W Country United States State Wisconsin Counties Ashland / Bayfield Government  - Mayor Ed Monroe Area  - City 13.7 sq mi (35.4 km²)  - Land 13.4 sq mi (34.7 km²)  - Water 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²) Elevation  671 ft (205 m) Population (2000)  - City 8,620 Time zone CST (UTC-6)  - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) Website: www.ci.Ashland.wi.us

The remains of the massive Soo Line Ore Dock

Ashland is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located mostly in Ashland County but extending into Bayfield County as well. The city is a port on Lake Superior. The population was 8,620 at the 2000 census. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 379 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1077 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias WI county maps by Bumm13. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The political units and divisions of the United States include: The 50 states, which are... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... List of 72 counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin: Categories: | ... Ashland County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Bayfield County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin, USA. As of 2000, the population is 15,013. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1704 × 2272 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1704 × 2272 pixel, file size: 2. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties/Parishes/Boroughs, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked... Ashland County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin. ... Bayfield County is a county located in the state of Wisconsin, USA. As of 2000, the population is 15,013. ... Lake Superior, bounded by Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, USA, to the north and Wisconsin and Michigan, USA, to the south, is the largest of North Americas Great Lakes. ...

There is also a Town of Ashland in Ashland County located about 15 miles southeast of the city. Ashland is a town located in Ashland County, Wisconsin. ...

Northland College is located in Ashland. Northland College is a small, coeducational, liberal arts college in Ashland, Wisconsin, USA. Initially founded as the North Wisconsin Academy in 1892, the college was established in 1906. ...

The city of Ashland sits on the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and Wisc. Highway 13. The harbor of Ashland is dominated by the massive Soo Line Ore Dock, built in 1916.^[1] the last of what were once many such docks, the concrete structure is 80 feet high and 75 feet wide and in 1925 the dock was extended to 1800 feet; it was last used to ship ore in 1965.^[1] United States Highway 2 is an east-west United States Highway. ... State Trunk Highway 13 (often called Highway 13, STH 13 or WIS 13) is a Wisconsin state highway running north-south across northwest and central Wisconsin. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

History

Pre-settlement

Four flags have flown over this area: Spanish, French, English and American. This was part of the original Northwest Territory and was contained inside the borders of three states. Eight different Indian nations have lived on Chequamegon Bay. Later settlers included European explorers, missionaries and fur traders, and more recently the Yankees who platted and developed the lands, the railroaders, shippers, loggers, entrepreneurs and settlers. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen (King) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and the Territory North West of the Ohio, was a governmental region within the early United States. ... Chequamegon Bay (pronounced sha-wa-magon), is an inlet of Lake Superior, 12 miles NE-SW and 2-6 miles wide, in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the extreme northern part of Wisconsin. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... A missionary is traditionally defined as a propagator of religion who works to convert those outside that community; someone who proselytizes. ... An Alberta fur trader in the 1890s. ... The term Yankee currently refers to people from or in New England; by extension it is applied to any resident of the Northeast (New England, Mid-Atlantic, and upper Great Lakes states), to any Northerner during and after the American Civil War, or to other citizens of the United States. ... Logging is the process in which trees are felled (cut down) usually as part of a timber harvest. ... For the computer game previously called Entrepreneur, see The Corporate Machine. ... A family of Russian settlers in the Caucasus region, ca. ...

All the people who came here seemed to have envisioned something special. They were optimists, opportunists, people of stubborn courage who braved harsh winters and primitive conditions to build a good life.

About the time Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World, the Chippewa people came to the land they called Sha-ga-waun-il-ong. This term has been translated numerous ways; it is either "lowlands" or the "needle". It may also be "the region of shallow water", where "there are large extended breakers". Each version is descriptive and suitably accurate. Christopher Columbus (1451 – May 20, 1506) was a navigator and maritime explorer credited as the discoverer of the Americas. ... Frontispiece of Peter Martyr dAnghieras De orbe novo (On the New World). Carte dAmérique, Guillaume Delisle, 1722. ... Chippewa redirects here. ...

The Chippewa stayed on Chequamegon Point for about a century before leaving it, first to settle on Madeline Island and then to move to the Sault region. In the years that followed, the Chippewa came and went to and from the Ashland area. Their travels were dictated by the necessities of hunting and gathering, by their long years of war with the Sioux and, after 1659, the fur trade. Madeline Island is an island of the U.S. state of Wisconsin located in Lake Superior approximately two miles northwest of Bayfield, Wisconsin and connected to that town by ferry line. ... An Emil Hoas Production For the helicopter H-13 Sioux, see Bell 47 Wahktageli (Coward Warrior), a Yankton Sex chief (Karl Bodmer) Funeral scaffold of a Sioux chief (Karl Bodmer) Horse racing of the Sioux Indians (Karl Bodmer) The Sioux (IPA ) are a Native American people. ...

French fur traders Pierre d'Esprit, le Sieur Radisson and Medard Chouart, le Sieur des Groseillers were the first Europeans of record to visit Chequamegon Bay. They arrived in 1659 and built what has been called the first European dwelling place in Wisconsin. A historical marker is located at Maslowski Beach on U.S. Route 2 on the west end of Ashland. The monument was erected in 1929 by the Old Settlers Club. Pierre-Esprit Radisson Pierre-Esprit Radisson (1636 – 1710) was a French-born explorer and fur trader. ... Médard Chouart des Groseilliers (1618-1696) was a French explorer and fur trader in Canada. ... United States Highway 2 is an east-west United States Highway. ...

The Chippewa heartily welcomed the Frenchmen. Five years later, Father Claude-Jean Allouez arrived. He was a Jesuit missionary and he brought the first word of Christianity to Wisconsin's shores. Allouez built a chapel not far from Radisson's and Groseillier's stockade and remained at the Bay until 1669. Claude Jean Allouez (b. ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... Christianity percentage by country, purple is highest, orange is lowest Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch...

Settlement

In 1854, Asaph Whittlesey and another Ohioan named George Kilborn set out from La Pointe to explore the head of Chequamegon Bay. Whittlesey built a 10 ft × 14 ft cabin in Ashland. His wife, Lucy, and daughter, Eugenia, joined him in August and prepared to winter in their new home. Civilization quickly followed the Whittleseys to Ashland. The first community dance was held at their house. The Reverend L.H. Wheeler preached the first sermon on the first Independence Day that was observed there. It was the location of the first post office and polling place for county offices. Sunday school was also conducted on the premises. Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... La Pointe is a town located in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... In the United States, Independence Day (commonly known as the Fourth of July or July Fourth) is a federal holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ... Sunday school, Indians and whites. ...

Other dates of note:

• 1856 — The first plat of Ashland was registered
• 1870 — First Ashland brownstone quarried and shipped
• 1872 — First sawmill built by W.R. Sutherland
• 1877 — Wisconsin Central Railway connects Ashland to Chicago
• 1877 — Chequamegon Hotel opens (one block from current hotel)
• 1887 — State legislature incorporate the City of Ashland
• 1889 — Wisconsin Central Depot constructed
• 1892 — Northern Wisconsin Academy opens (now Northland College)
• 1894 — Post office built
• 1904 — Ashland High School opens
• 1929 — First airport opens
• 1940 — WATW radio goes on the air
• 1963 — Dedication of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
• 1972 — Memorial Medical Center opens

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Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,620 people, 3,513 households, and 2,027 families residing in the city. The population density was 248.4/km² (643.3/mi²). There were 3,777 housing units at an average density of 108.8 persons/km² (281.9 persons/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.17% White, 0.32% African American, 6.30% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. 1.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Native Americans are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...  Countries where Spanish has official status. ... // The term Latino is a linguistic identity that refers to an individual that has significant ancestry from a nation-state where a Latin derived language is spoken or is the offical language of the government. ...

There were 3,513 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 11.7% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 42.3% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.91. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 15.4% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,853, and the median income for a family was $40,549. Males had a median income of $30,122 versus $20,926 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,330. 12.7% of the population and 7.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.9% are under the age of 18 and 10.0% are 65 or older. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...

City administration

Ed Monroe was elected mayor in the 2006-04-04 local election, replacing Fred Schnook, who did not seek reelection. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... Rules for, and experience with, local elections vary widely across jurisdictions. ...

The city is divided into 11 wards, each of which is represented by an elected alderperson. A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions. ...

Schools

Public Schools

• Lake Superior Primary/Intermediate School
• Marengo Valley Elementary School
• Ashland Middle School
• Ashland High School

Private Schools

• Ashland 7th Day Adventist School
• Celebration Christian Academy
• Our Lady of the Lake School
• Zion Lutheran Christian School

Colleges

• Northland College
• Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

Northland College is a small, coeducational, liberal arts college in Ashland, Wisconsin, USA. Initially founded as the North Wisconsin Academy in 1892, the college was established in 1906. ... Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC) is a two-year college with campuses located in Ashland, New Richmond, Rice Lake, and Superior, Wisconsin. ...

Transportation

Ashland Marina, looking north across Lake Superior and Chequamegon Bay, with the ore dock in the background

Harbor of Ashland, Wisconsin on Lake Superior, showing marina and loading pier (taken Sept. ... Harbor of Ashland, Wisconsin on Lake Superior, showing marina and loading pier (taken Sept. ...

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations near Ashland:

• Gogebic-Iron County Airport (about 54 miles; Ironwood, MI)
• Duluth International Airport (about 92 miles; Duluth, MN)
• Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (about 119 miles; Rhinelander, WI)

Other public-use airports near Ashland: Gogebic-Iron County Airport (IATA: IWD, ICAO: KIWD, FAA LID: IWD) is a public airport located seven miles (11 km) northeast of the central business district (CBD) of Ironwood, a city in Gogebic County on the western edge of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Duluth International Airport (IATA: DLH, ICAO: KDLH) is a public airport located just northwest of Duluth, Minnesota, serving the Duluth-Superior area including Superior, Wisconsin. ... Duluths canal connects Lake Superior to the Duluth-Superior harbor and the St. ... Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (IATA: RHI, ICAO: KRHI) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) southwest of Rhinelander, in Oneida County, Wisconsin, USA. The airport covers 1,259 acres and has two runways. ... Rhinelander is a city in Oneida County, Wisconsin, USA. The population was 7,735 at the 2000 census. ...

• John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport (about 5 miles; Ashland, WI)
• Madeline Island Airport (about 17 miles; La Pointe, WI)
• Cable Union Airport (about 37 miles; Cable, WI)

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Communications

Newspapers

• Ashland Daily Press
• Lake Superior Sounder

The Ashland Daily Press (or simply Daily Press) is a daily newspaper based in Ashland, Wisconsin. ... The Lake Superior Sounder is a weekly newspaper published in Ashland, WI. Unlike the other Ashland newspaper (The Ashland Daily Press), The Sounder focuses less on hard news, and more on the leisure aspects of life in northern Wisconsin. ...

Radio stations

• WATW (1400 AM)
• WBSZ (93.3 FM)
• WJJH (96.7 FM)
• W215AE (90.9 FM)
• W275AF (102.9 FM)
• W284AN (104.7 FM)
• WRNC-FM (97.7 FM)

WRNC-LPFM is a student-owned radio station on 97. ...

Television stations

• W45CI Channel 45 (FOX, repeating KQDS-TV)

KQDS-TV 21 is the FOX affiliate for Duluth, Minnesota, USA. It signed on in 1994 as KNLD-TV an independent station serving Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... KQDS-TV 21 is the FOX affiliate for Duluth, Minnesota, USA. It signed on in 1994 as KNLD-TV an independent station serving Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin. ...

References

External links

• Ashland, Wisconsin: City Government Site
• Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce
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