Ashland County, Ohio

Founding: 1846
Parent counties: Huron, Lorain, Richland, and Wayne

Namesake: The city of Ashland
Seat: Ashland (1846–)

Land area: 423 square miles

Population (2020): 52,447

Population (historic): 23,812 (1850); 21,933 (1870); 22,223 (1890); 22,975 (1910); 26,867 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850; 1870s; 1900–2010

Subdivisions: One city; eight villages; one CDP; 15 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 5,759 (26%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 69.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 19.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.3%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,512
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,393

Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,512
Average farm size (1920): 76 acres
Sources of settlement: Pennsylvania, New York, Ireland, and Maryland
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Ashland

Namesake: Ashland, Henry Clay's estate

Founding: 1815 (platting as Uniontown); 1823 (post office); 1844 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 19,225

Population (historic): 1,264 (1850); 2,601 (1870); 3,568 (1890); 6,795 (1910); 11,141 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1980; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,312 (26%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Isaac Buchanan House (c. 1875). 746 State Route 545. Clear Creek. Italianate.
2. Martin Kagey Farm (1824). 1821 State Route 603. Mifflin.
3. John Pifer Farm (c. 1875). 1459 County Road 1475. Milton. Italianate.
4. Thomas Wharton Farm (c. 1890). 1279 State Route 96. Milton. Queen Anne. Altered.
5. Henry Hartman House (c. 1855). 1526 State Route 603. Milton. Greek Revival.
6. Zephaniah Ekey House (c. 1845). 1129 Township Road 1293. Milton. Greek Revival.
7. William Ingmand Farm (c. 1885). 1840 County Road 2175. Mohican. Italianate.
8. James Yocum Farm (c. 1880). 1865 County Road 2175. Mohican. Italianate.
9. Lake Fork School (c. 1880). 107 Township Road 75. Mohican. Gothic Revival.
10. Davis Farm (c. 1880). 1729 State Route 89. Mohican. Italianate.
11. Levi Metcalf House (c. 1895). 2138 State Route 89. Mohican. Romanesque.
12. William McAdoo House (c. 1875). 1570 State Route 511. Montgomery. Italianate.
13. Randolph Freer House (c. 1845). US Highway 250 and US Highway 42. Montgomery. Greek Revival. Razed.
14. Johnson Welch Farm (c. 1870). 526 County Road 620. Orange. Italianate.
15. William Scott Farm (c. 1875). 499 Township Road 1500. Perry. Italianate.
16. Enoch Buchanan Farm (c. 1895). 444 US Highway 250. Perry. Queen Anne.
17. Benjamin Niffin Farm (c. 1880). 1475 Township Road 388. Ruggles. Italianate.
18. Rollin Beach Farm (c. 1880). 1243 US Highway 224. Ruggles. Italianate. Razed.
19. Charles Crittenden Farm (1878). 1559 US Highway 224. Ruggles. Italianate.
20. Henry Crittenden Farm (1878). 324 US Highway 250. Ruggles. Italianate.
21. Jared Armstrong House (c. 1877). 2061 County Road 775. Vermillion. Italianate.
22. Frederick Fox Farm (c. 1875). 833 Township Road 1806. Vermillion. Italianate.

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