Ashland -- U.S. County in Wisconsin Population (2000): 16866 Housing Units (2000): 8883 Land area (2000): 1043.822771 sq. miles (2703.488452 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1249.909987 sq. miles (3237.251867 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2293.732758 sq. miles (5940.740319 sq. km) Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55 Location: 46.337524 N, 90.721893 W Headwords: Ashland Ashland, WI Ashland County Ashland County, WI