Ashland, Oklahoma
human settlement in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Ashland is a town in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ashland had a population of 35.
History
Residents of the young community applied for a United States Post Office to be established using the name "Pearl City." Postal officials did not agree to their choice of names, doubtless because of the existence of a post office at Pearl in Woodward County, Oklahoma Territory. Federal officials were already anticipating the union of the "twin territories" into a single state, and postal officials did not want two post offices in the same state using such similar names. They substituted Ashland instead, and a post office opened at Ashland, Indian Territory on October 1, 1902. At the time of its founding, Ashland was located in Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Ashland had a population of 35. The median age was 46.3 years. 20.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older.
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