Ashland, Wisconsin

About Ashland

Ashland is a close-knit town in northwestern Wisconsin with an estimated population of 7,940.

Ashland holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 13.37 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 594 residents per square mile.

📰 Ashland News Today

• FBI leads probe into fire at Enbridge drill site on Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin WPR · Sep 24
• DNR To Host Lake Superior Fisheries Management Meeting Oct. 15 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) (.gov) · Sep 30
• Republican candidate for Wisconsin 7th Congressional District visits Ashland fox21online.com · Sep 28
• Paulette Virginia Oates – Humboldt Twp, MI November 8, 1945 ~ September 14, 2026 Upper Michigan's Source · Sep 21
• Ashland County sheriff investigating equipment fire at Enbridge Line 5 site Northern News Now · Sep 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Wisconsin headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Ashland Unique

• One of 19 places in the US named Ashland — but the Wisconsin one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 7,940.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ashland

• Black Cat Coffeehouse — coffee shop (café)
• Hudson Square Coffee On the Lake — coffee shop (café)
• Taqueria La Monarcha — mexican
• The Local
• 2nd Street Bistro
• Aroma Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Ashland Family Restaurant
• Big Ben's Gyros — greek
• Deepwater Grille
• El Tarasco — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Ashland Historical Society Museum · Museum
• Locomotive 950 · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ashland

• Mabel Cora Maxwell Nature Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ashland County Courthouse Lawn reviews ★
• Bay City Park reviews ★
• Bayview Park reviews ★
• Beaser Park reviews ★
• Central Railyard Park reviews ★
• East End Skating Rink reviews ★
• Ellis Park reviews ★
• Hodgkins Park reviews ★
• Hot Pond Park reviews ★
• Howard Pearson Plaza Park reviews ★
• Kreher Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Ashland

• Ashland High
• Ashland Middle
• Lake Superior Elementary
• Marengo Valley Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Ashland

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