Ashland TownshipPA
Is Ashland Township a good place to live?
Ashland Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for civic life; its weakest is a C− for incomes. On hazard risk, just 57 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. State Game Lands Number 45, at 786 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Ashland Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Ashland Township stand out
Where Ashland Township beats most towns.
1,092 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Ashland Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Ashland Township is from typical.
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Moving to Ashland Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ashland Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ashland Township.
Natural hazards: very low risk in Ashland Township, mostly inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 97% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Ashland Township, 62% come from inland flooding and 10% from lightning.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ashland Township stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
In Ashland Township, 16% of residents live below the poverty line. This Pennsylvania town had 65 jobs in 2023, down 32 from 2013. The top destinations are Paint Township (14%), Monroe Township (7%) and Clarion (6%).
| Ashland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ashland Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Pennsylvania overall
Here, just over a quarter of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 35% in Pennsylvania as a whole. In Ashland Township, the age of the median resident is 50.7 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years, and on top of that for residents locally, the share who are 65 or older is 25%. This Pennsylvania town is shrinking: down 2.6% since 2020, to 1,092 residents (2025 estimate).
| Ashland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.7 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
About 120 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 77% are men (PA 51%).
| Ashland Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.4% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.2% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Health in Ashland Township trails 57% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Ashland Township, 18% binge drink. The share of adults in Ashland Township who have high blood pressure is 37%, above both the Pennsylvania town median (34%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%).
| Ashland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Ashland Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ashland Township has set aside 5.6% of its land for conservation
Across 1 park or preserve: 9.1 miles of trail. Ashland Township’s trail network density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Ashland Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 45 | 1.7 mi | 786 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ashland Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ashland Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Ashland Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Ashland Township for work
Where Ashland Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ashland Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
There is also the Borough of Ashland in Schuylkill and Columbia Counties. Ashland Township is a township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,116 at the 2020 census, an increase from the figure of 1,114 tabulated in 2010.
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- Area
- 23 sq mi
Questions about Ashland Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ashland Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.