Ashland, Wisconsin

Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland City Hall was built in 1893 from locally quarried brownstone.
Location of Ashland in Ashland County
and Bayfield County, Wisconsin
Ashland
Ashland
Coordinates: 46°35′24″N 90°52′48″W / 46.59000°N 90.88000°W / 46.59000; -90.88000
CountryUnited States
StateWisconsin
CountiesAshland, Bayfield
Government
  MayorMatthew McKenzie
  City Council
Members
  • Kevin Seefeldt
  • Sarah Jackson
  • Ana Tochterman
  • (Vacant)
  • Laura Graf
  • Charlie Ortman
  • Dick Pufall
Area
  Total
13.60 sq mi (35.22 km2)
  Land13.35 sq mi (34.56 km2)
  Water0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2)
Elevation
671 ft (205 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
7,908
  Estimate 
(2021)
7,918
  Density580/sq mi (220/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54806
Area codes715 & 534
FIPS code55-03225
GNIS feature ID1560982
Public TransitBay Area Rural Transit
Websitewww.coawi.org

Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Ashland County. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 7,908 at the 2020 census, all of whom resided in the Ashland County portion of the city. The unpopulated Bayfield County portion is in the city's southwest, bordered by the easternmost part of the Town of Eileen.

The junction of US Highway 2 (US 2) and Wisconsin Highway 13 (WIS 13) is located at this city. It is the home of Northwood Technical College, the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute, and the recently closed Northland College.