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.

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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
county Hanover County, Virginia
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
hasCollege Randolph-Macon College
hasDowntownType traditional Main Street downtown
hasFeature railroad tracks running through center of town
hasGoverningBody Ashland Town Council
hasHistoricDistrict Ashland Historic District
hasLeaderTitle Mayor of Ashland, Virginia
hasMotto The Center of the Universe
hasPublicLibrary Pamunkey Regional Library – Ashland branch
incorporatedAsTown 1858
isCollegeTownOf Randolph-Macon College
knownFor Randolph-Macon College
historic railroad-centered downtown
locatedIn Hanover County, Virginia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNorthOf Richmond, Virginia
locatedOn Fall Line of the Piedmont
namedFor Henry Clay’s estate Ashland in Kentucky
nickname The Center of the Universe
partOfMetropolitanArea Richmond metropolitan area
population about 7,500
populationCensusYear 2020
postalCode 23005
railroadHistory developed as a railroad resort town in the 19th century
regionalIdentity Central Virginia
servedBySchoolDistrict Hanover County Public Schools
state Virginia
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
traversedBy CSX Transportation rail line
linked to: CSX mainline system

Interstate 95 (nearby)
U.S. Route 1

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Hanover County, Virginia contains Town of Ashland, Virginia
Richmond metropolitan area containsIndependentCity Ashland, Virginia
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Glen Allen locatedNear Ashland, Virginia
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Virginia State Route 54 serves Town of Ashland, Virginia
Virginia State Route 54 passesThrough Ashland, Virginia
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Virginia State Route 54 connects Ashland, Virginia
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Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets men's basketball team location Ashland, Virginia
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Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets men's basketball team basedIn Ashland, Virginia
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Randolph–Macon College locatedIn Ashland, Virginia
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Washington, D.C.–Richmond, Virginia passesThrough Ashland, Virginia
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