Town guide

Ashland, Oklahoma

Ashland is a town in Hughes County, Oklahoma, home to about 41 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 74570.

Population41205 per sq mi
Median home value$50,000Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Ashland

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Ashland

Distances

Nearest major airportOKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)90 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Tulsa, OK87 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Dallas, TX149 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Ashland; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Ashland

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Ashland had 35 residents in the 2020 census, down 34% since 2000.

It’s the 768th largest of 827 towns in Oklahoma by population.

Hughes County grew from 24,040 residents in 1910 to 13,367 in 2020.

Ashland population by census2000: 53, 2010: 66, 2020: 35532000662010352020

Hughes County, 1910–2020

Hughes County population, 1910 to 20201910: 24,040, 1920: 26,045, 1930: 30,334, 1940: 29,189, 1950: 20,664, 1960: 15,144, 1970: 13,228, 1980: 14,338, 1990: 13,023, 2000: 14,154, 2010: 14,003, 2020: 13,36724K’10’2030K’30’4021K’50’6013K’70’8013K’90’0014K’1013K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 41.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near AshlandJan: high 51°F, low 26°F, 1.9 in; Feb: high 56°F, low 30°F, 2.3 in; Mar: high 65°F, low 39°F, 3.3 in; Apr: high 74°F, low 47°F, 4 in; May: high 81°F, low 58°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 90°F, low 67°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 95°F, low 70°F, 3.4 in; Aug: high 95°F, low 68°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 87°F, low 61°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 76°F, low 48°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 63°F, low 38°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 30°F, 2.8 in51°26°Jan1.956°30°Feb2.365°39°Mar3.374°47°Apr4.081°58°May5.190°67°Jun4.495°70°Jul3.495°68°Aug3.487°61°Sep4.376°48°Oct3.963°38°Nov2.753°30°Dec2.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Holdenville 2sse, OK weather station (18 miles away).

Jobs in Hughes County

2,199 jobs at 196 businesses in Hughes County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Hughes CountyHealth care and social assistance: 696 jobs; Administrative and support: 312 jobs; Retail trade: 305 jobs; Manufacturing: 208 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 165 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 109 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 106 jobs; Other services: 70 jobsHealth care and social assistance 32% Administrative and support 14% Retail trade 14% Manufacturing 10% Hotels and restaurants 8% Arts, entertainment and recreation 5% Mining, oil and gas 5% Other services 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Holdenville General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Holdenville19.7 miles
  • Mcalester Regional Health CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Mcalester21.7 miles
  • Coal County General Hospital, INC.Critical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Coalgate24.2 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Schools in Ashland

Public schools here are run by Stuart. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Stuart EsStuartPre-K–8129Public2.4 mi
Stuart HsStuart9–1276Public2.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Stuart.

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