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Ashford, Alabama

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(Fayette County)

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(Clay County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Ashford had a population of 1,853 people ^<1>. This represents 0.04% of the total population of Alabama, making it the state's 173rd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	2,062	+11.28%	+2.23% since 2007
2007	2,017	+8.85%	+3.92% since 2006
2006	1,941	+4.75%	+1.3% since 2005
2005	1,916	+3.4%	+0.95% since 2004
2004	1,898	+2.43%	+1.06% since 2003
2003	1,878	+1.35%	+1.79% since 2002
2002	1,845	-0.43%	+0.22% since 2001
2001	1,841	-0.65%	-0.65% since 2000
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2000	1,853	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
170	Taylor	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,993	5.01% increase
171	Eutaw	NW	193 mi [310.6 km]	2,976	58.47% increase
172	Vincent	NW	166 mi [267.2 km]	2,006	8.26% increase
-173-	Ashford			2,062	11.28% increase
174	Trinity	NW	258 mi [415.2 km]	1,976	7.33% increase
175	Morris	NW	199 mi [320.3 km]	1,888	3.34% increase
176	Thorsby	NW	147 mi [236.6 km]	2,069	13.68% increase

Ashford had 877 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Ashford has an area ^<4> of 6.1 square miles [15.79 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Ashford had a 2000 population density of 303.9 people per square mile [117.3 people/km²].

Houston County

The city of Ashford is located in Houston County.

The county had a population of 88,922 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 1,853 people, Ashford contained 2.08% of the Houston County total.

In addition, where the community of Ashford has a population density of 303.9 people per square mile [117.3 people/km²], Houston County averages 153.2 people per square mile [59.2 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Houston County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Ashford and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Ashford. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	4	5,534	7.19% increase
10 mi [16 km]	9	76,466	14% increase
15 mi [24 km]	15	84,920	13.75% increase
20 mi [32 km]	24	91,910	12.93% increase
25 mi [40 km]	31	107,024	10.27% increase
30 mi [48 km]	42	142,090	7.15% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Ashford.

A Census Quickfact is available for Houston County (QF-01069).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Houston County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Henry	QF-01067	N	16,591	1.5% increase
Geneva	QF-01061	W	25,882	0.36% increase
Dale	QF-01045	NW	48,292	1.59% decrease
Early (GA)	QF-13099	E	11,713	5.08% decrease
Seminole (GA)	QF-13253	SE	9,091	2.88% decrease
Jackson (FL)	QF-12063	S	49,656	6.21% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Ashford:

	State Code:	01 (Alabama)
	County Code:	069 (Houston County)
	Place Code:	02836 (Ashford)

	State & County Code:	01069 (Alabama/Houston County)

	State & Place Code:	0102836 (Alabama/Ashford)

Ashford is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Ashford.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Alabama ^<6>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Ashford and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Ashford. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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