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Ashland is a home rule-class city [3] in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The most populous city in Boyd County, Ashland is located upon a southern bank of the Ohio River at the state border with Ohio and near West Virginia. The population was 21,625 at the 2020 census. Ashland is a principal city of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan ...
History of Ashland, Kentucky. Ashland is a city in north-eastern Kentucky. Prior to European colonization, it was home to the Adena culture, Hopewell culture, Armstrong culture, and Fort Ancient Native American groups, and later the Shawnee. European settlement by Scots-Irish Americans began in 1783.
Boyd County, Kentucky. Boyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, its population was 48,261. [1] The county seat is Catlettsburg, [2] and its largest city is Ashland. The county was formed in 1860. [3] The county spans 160 square miles (410 km 2), and is found at the northeastern edge of the state ...
City of Ashland. (2015 est.) The Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in the Appalachian Plateau region of the United States. Referred to locally as the " Tri-State area," and colloquially as "Kyova" (K entuck y, O hio, and West V irgini a), the region spans seven counties in the three states of Kentucky, Ohio, and West ...
Significant dates. Added to NRHP. June 30, 1975. Designated CP. August 5, 1994. The Paramount Arts Center is a historic theater located in Ashland, Kentucky, in the United States. Listed as the Paramount Theatre on the National Register of Historic Places, this theater is an important part of theater in Kentucky.
Matt Perkins. since January 4, 2021. Term length. 4 years. Formation. 1876. The Mayor of the City of Ashland, Kentucky is elected for a four-year term and is not term limited. The mayor presides over City Commission meetings, is a voting member of the City Commission and represents the city at major functions. The current mayor is Matt Perkins.
Bath Avenue Historic District. / 38.47639°N 82.64306°W / 38.47639; -82.64306. The Bath Avenue Historic District, in Ashland, Kentucky, is a 15 acres (6.1 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It included 26 contributing buildings and two contributing objects.
Envisioned originally in 1980 as a hotel, retail and visitors center at 6th Street where the Ashland Town Center resides today, developers instead chose a downtown location. The ten-story, 160-room structure was completed in September 1985 and was renamed Quality Inn upon opening. The hotel features 112,500 sq ft (10,450 m 2) of conference ...