Ashland is the biggest city in Clark County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Clark County. In 2010, 867 people lived there.
History
Ashland is along what was once a military road. That road went from Fort Dodge (now Dodge City, Kansas) to the north and Fort Supply in the Indian Territory to the south. In 1870, during the Comanche Campaign against the Native Americans, the Army built two redoubts along the Dodge/Supply trail near the current place of Ashland: the Bear Creek Redoubt, five miles to the north, and the Cimarron Redoubt, nine miles to the south.
Anthony was created in 1884. It was named after the city of Ashland, Kentucky. The first post office in Ashland was created in 1885.
Geography
The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
Weather
People
2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 867 people, 381 households, and 239 families living in Ashland.
Education
Ashland is served by USD 220 school district.
Famous people
Ronald Johnson, (1935–1998), American poet. Wes Santee, (1932–2010), American middle distance runner