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Ashland

A town of 2,183 people in Grafton County, New Hampshire

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Rosemarie Gladys Hughes-Smith

Concord Monitor · Jul 22, 2026

Check Out the 16 Food Trucks That Were at Ashland, NH's July 4th Celebration

97.5 WOKQ · Jul 8, 2026

Ashland celebrates 250 years of independence

The Laconia Daily Sun · Jul 6, 2026

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About Ashland

Town in New Hampshire, United States

1868Established

1,938Population

11.5 sq miArea

558 ftElevation

Ashland is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2020 census, down from 2,076 at the 2010 census. Located near the geographical center of the state, Ashland is home to Scribner-Fellows State Forest. The main village of the town, where 1,082 people lived at the 2020 census, is defined as the Ashland census-designated place (CDP) and is located at the junction of U.S. Route 3 and New Hampshire Route 25 with NH Route 132.

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ZIP code03217

Area code603

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Ashland Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 159 students

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