Community

=ASHLAND, OREGON=
 * Ashland** is a city in Jacksonville County, Oregon, Unites States, located in the south end of the Rogue Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,522. The 2007 estimate is 21,630 residents. It is the home of Southern Oregon University and the internationally renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Ashland is located in the foothills of the Siskiyou and Cascade ranges, about 15 miles north of the California border. The city is 350 miles north of San Francisco and 285 miles south of Portland in an area once proposed to become the State of Jefferson. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.5 square miles, none of which is water.

As of the census of 2000, there are 19,522 people in the city. The population density is 3,003.1 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the city is 91.55% White, 1.87% Asian, 1.02% Native American, 0.60% Black or African American, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.71% from other races, and 3.11% from two or more races. 3.56% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. The median income for a household in the city is $32,670, and the median income for a family is $49,647. The per capita income for the city is $21,292. 19.6% of the population and 12.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 22.0% of those under the age of 18 and 8.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Income from tourism composes a significant portion of Ashland's economy. A large number of hotels, bed and breakfast, and restaurants thrive on revenue generated from visitors who see plays at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The town's five largest employers are (in order) Southern Oregon University, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland Public Schools, Ashland Community Hospital and the City of Ashland.

The Ashland School District oversees three elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, one magnet school and a community learning center. Ashland High School was named in //__U.S News & World Report's__// top 3% of national public high schools in 2007 and 2009. 



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