Ashland, Virginia
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 7225 people with 2,863 households in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 71.1% White, 22.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races.

Ashland, Virginia

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As of the census of 2010, there were 7225 people with 2,863 households in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 71.1% White, 22.2% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1860	148	—

1870	491	231.8%

1880	764	55.6%

1890	948	24.1%

1900	1,147	21.0%

1910	1,324	15.4%

1920	1,290	−2.6%

1930	1,297	0.5%

1940	1,718	32.5%

1950	2,610	51.9%

1960	2,773	6.2%

1970	2,934	5.8%

1980	4,640	58.1%

1990	5,864	26.4%

2000	6,619	12.9%

2010	7,225	9.2%

Est. 2017	7,796	7.9%

U.S. Decennial Census

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As of the 2010 census Ashland had a population of 7,225, up from 6,619 at the 2000 census.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 census Ashland had a population of 7,225, up from 6,619 at the 2000 census.