Ashland, Montana
Ashland, Montana | |
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Location of Ashland, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′50″N 106°17′35″W / 45.61389°N 106.29306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Rosebud |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.67 sq mi (53.54 km2) |
| • Land | 20.67 sq mi (53.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,982 ft (909 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 773 |
| • Density | 37.4/sq mi (14.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 59003-59004 |
| Area code | 406 |
| FIPS code | 30-02800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2407774 |
Ashland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rosebud County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ashland had a population of 773. Ashland is immediately east of the boundary of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation and also along the Tongue River. It is the location of the St. Labre Indian Catholic High School, established in 1884 as a boarding school by a Catholic mission to the Cheyenne.
The town was established in 1881 and called Straders after the first postmaster. The name was changed to Ashland in 1886.