Ashley, Missouri
Census-Designated Place in Missouri, United States
39°15′13″N 91°13′26″W / 39.25361°N 91.22389°W / 39.25361; -91.22389[1]
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(2020)
Ashley is a census-designated place in Pike County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located on Route 161, approximately six miles south of Bowling Green.[3]
Ashley was platted in 1836.[4] The community was named for William Henry Ashley, who served as lieutenant governor in the 1820s.[5] A post office called Ashley was established in 1835, and remained in operation until 1965.[6]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 94 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] |
Transportation
While there is no fixed-route transit service in Ashley, intercity bus service is provided by Burlington Trailways in nearby Bowling Green.[8]
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashley, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First ed. 1998 p. 32 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 341.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Missouri Bus Stops". Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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County seat: Bowling Green
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