Incorporated: 1868
Population: 1,983
County Name: Grafton
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Ashland
PO Box 517
20 Highland Street
Ashland, NH 03217

Phone: 603-968-4432
Fax: 603-968-3776
Website: www.ashland.nh.gov

Origin:
Once the southwest section of Holderness, Ashland was not incorporated until 1868. It was named in honor of Henry Clay, for his birthplace in Ashland, Virginia, and his estate in Kentucky. Ashland includes the geographic center of the state, located just west of Lake Winnipesaukee.

More about Ashland:
Ashland is a small rural community in the geographical center of the State of New Hampshire. Located between the Lakes and Mountain Region of the state, Ashland is a gateway to the Squam Lakes where the film On Golden Pond was filmed.