Town of Ashland, Virginia
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The Town of Ashland, Virginia is a small independent-minded community north of Richmond best known as the home of Randolph-Macon College and its historic railroad-centered downtown.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashland, Virginia | 2 |
| Town of Ashland, Virginia canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| areaCode | 804 ⓘ |
| areaLand | approximately 7.2 km² ⓘ |
| areaTotal |
7.2 km²
ⓘ
about 2.8 sq mi ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| coordinates | 37.7590°N 77.4797°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Hanover County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo | about 15 miles north of Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
259 ft
ⓘ
79 m ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 51-03264 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1497470 ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasAmtrakStation | Ashland (Virginia) Amtrak station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollege | Randolph-Macon College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDowntownType | traditional Main Street downtown ⓘ |
| hasFeature | railroad tracks running through center of town ⓘ |
| hasGoverningBody | Ashland Town Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Ashland Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Mayor of Ashland, Virginia ⓘ |
| hasMotto | The Center of the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicLibrary | Pamunkey Regional Library – Ashland branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsTown | 1858 ⓘ |
| isCollegeTownOf | Randolph-Macon College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Randolph-Macon College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic railroad-centered downtown ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hanover County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Fall Line of the Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Henry Clay’s estate Ashland in Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Center of the Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | Richmond metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | about 7,500 ⓘ |
| populationCensusYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 23005 ⓘ |
| railroadHistory | developed as a railroad resort town in the 19th century ⓘ |
| regionalIdentity | Central Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedBySchoolDistrict | Hanover County Public Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| traversedBy |
CSX Transportation rail line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 95 (nearby) NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Ashland, Virginia
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Ashland, Virginia