Ashley, Missouri

Ashley, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
Coordinates: 39°15′13″N91°13′26″W / 39.25361°N 91.22389°W / 39.25361; -91.22389
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Pike
Area [1]
• Total	1.32 sq mi (3.43 km2)
• Land	1.32 sq mi (3.41 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation [2]	738 ft (225 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	94
• Density	71.32/sq mi (27.53/km2)
zip code	63334
FIPS code	29-02260
GNIS feature ID	2587051 [2]

Ashley is a census-designated place in Pike County, Missouri, United States. ^[2] It has a population of 94 in the 2020 census. 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

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
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

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashley, Missouri
3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First ed. 1998 p. 32 ISBN   0899332242
4. "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
5. Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  341.
6. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. "Missouri Bus Stops" . Retrieved September 28, 2023.