Ashland, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana facts for kids
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Ashland, Louisiana
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| Village of Ashland | |
Ashland Village Hall is located next to the United States Post Office building
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Location of Ashland in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Natchitoches |
| Incorporated | 1963 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.15 sq mi (70.31 km2) |
| • Land | 26.99 sq mi (69.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.42 km2) |
| Area rank | NC: 1st LA: 11th |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 194 |
| • Rank | NC: 7th |
| • Density | 7.19/sq mi (2.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-03145 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407410 |
Ashland is a village in the northernmost portion of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. A few residences and a convenience store to the north spill over into neighboring Bienville Parish. The population was 291 at the 2000 census but declined nine percent to 269 in 2010. The median age was 45.7 years. Ashland is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 27.1 square miles (70 km2), of which 27.1 square miles (70 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.07%) is water.
Climate
Climate is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ashland has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Ashland, Louisiana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–2014) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 82 (28) |
87 (31) |
89 (32) |
92 (33) |
97 (36) |
103 (39) |
107 (42) |
108 (42) |
110 (43) |
97 (36) |
90 (32) |
84 (29) |
110 (43) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 57.7 (14.3) |
61.9 (16.6) |
69.2 (20.7) |
76.1 (24.5) |
82.6 (28.1) |
89.2 (31.8) |
92.0 (33.3) |
93.0 (33.9) |
88.0 (31.1) |
78.3 (25.7) |
68.3 (20.2) |
59.4 (15.2) |
76.3 (24.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 45.9 (7.7) |
49.7 (9.8) |
57.0 (13.9) |
63.7 (17.6) |
71.6 (22.0) |
78.3 (25.7) |
81.3 (27.4) |
81.2 (27.3) |
75.7 (24.3) |
65.0 (18.3) |
55.2 (12.9) |
47.8 (8.8) |
64.4 (18.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 34.2 (1.2) |
37.5 (3.1) |
44.7 (7.1) |
51.3 (10.7) |
60.7 (15.9) |
67.4 (19.7) |
70.5 (21.4) |
69.5 (20.8) |
63.4 (17.4) |
51.7 (10.9) |
42.1 (5.6) |
36.1 (2.3) |
52.4 (11.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −5 (−21) |
10 (−12) |
11 (−12) |
24 (−4) |
32 (0) |
45 (7) |
53 (12) |
48 (9) |
34 (1) |
24 (−4) |
14 (−10) |
2 (−17) |
−5 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.38 (137) |
5.24 (133) |
5.56 (141) |
5.25 (133) |
4.63 (118) |
4.00 (102) |
3.81 (97) |
3.18 (81) |
3.92 (100) |
4.56 (116) |
4.99 (127) |
6.18 (157) |
56.70 (1,440) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.1 (0.25) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.5 (1.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 88.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1970 | 211 | — | |
| 1980 | 289 | 37.0% | |
| 1990 | 289 | 0.0% | |
| 2000 | 291 | 0.7% | |
| 2010 | 269 | −7.6% | |
| 2020 | 194 | −27.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 161 | 82.99% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 22 | 11.34% |
| Native American | 2 | 1.03% |
| Other/Mixed | 3 | 1.55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 3.09% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 194 people, 77 households, and 57 families residing in the village.
See also
In Spanish: Ashland (Luisiana) para niños
