- 1. What was the population of Ashland according to the 2020 census?
A) 9,832
B) 10,966
C) 21,360
D) 20,078
- 2. What was the median age in Ashland in 2020?
A) 50.1 years
B) 45.4 years
C) 38.5 years
D) 42.9 years
- 3. What percentage of Ashland residents lived in urban areas in 2020?
A) 50%
B) 99.9%
C) 90%
D) 100%
- 4. What percentage of households in Ashland had children under 18 in 2020?
A) 19.1%
B) 21%
C) 10.3%
D) 37.2%
- 5. What was the rental vacancy rate in Ashland in 2020?
A) 8.2%
B) 10.3%
C) 1.7%
D) 45.4%
- 6. What was the population density of Ashland in 2010?
A) 3,047 inhabitants per square mile
B) 2,000 inhabitants per square mile
C) 1,587 inhabitants per square mile
D) 5,000 inhabitants per square mile
- 7. In the 2010 census, what percentage of the population identified as White?
A) 80%
B) 95%
C) 85%
D) 90%
- 8. What was the median income for a family in Ashland in 2010?
A) $41,334
B) $28,941
C) $50,368
D) $58,409
- 9. What was the per capita income for Ashland in 2010?
A) $41,334
B) $34,202
C) $58,409
D) $28,941
- 10. In 2010, what percentage of the population lived below the poverty line?
A) 3.5%
B) 13%
C) 30%
D) 21%
- 11. In 2020, what percentage of residents were 65 years of age or older?
A) 30%
B) 28.0%
C) 18%
D) 14.3%
- 12. What was the homeowner vacancy rate in Ashland in 2020?
A) 10.3%
B) 8.2%
C) 54.6%
D) 1.7%
- 13. In 2010, what percentage of households were non-families?
A) 52%
B) 38%
C) 34%
D) 21%
- 14. What was the average household size in Ashland in 2010?
A) 3.04
B) 2.03
C) 1.58
D) 2.63
- 15. In 2010, what percentage of residents were between the ages of 18 and 24?
A) 18%
B) 21%
C) 30%
D) 16%
- 16. In which county is Ashland, Oregon located?
A) Jackson County
B) Josephine County
C) Douglas County
D) Klamath County
- 17. What university is located in Ashland?
A) Oregon State University
B) University of Oregon
C) Portland State University
D) Southern Oregon University
- 18. What is the original name of Ashland?
A) Helman City
B) Ashland Mills
C) Siskiyou Settlement
D) Rogue Valley Town
- 19. Who was the founder of Ashland?
A) Angus L. Bowmer
B) John McLaren
C) Robert B. Hargadine
D) Abel Helman
- 20. Which trail did early Hudson's Bay Company hunters use to pass through the area?
A) Oregon Trail
B) California Trail
C) Siskiyou Trail
D) Applegate Trail
- 21. In what year was the first Oregon Shakespeare Festival performance arranged?
A) 1935
B) 1926
C) 1950
D) 1908
- 22. What was built in 1854 to grind local wheat into flour?
A) Ashland Woolen Mills
B) Jacksonville Mill
C) Ashland Flouring Mills
D) Helman Sawmill
- 23. Who designed Lithia Park?
A) Angus L. Bowmer
B) John McLaren
C) Robert B. Hargadine
D) Abel Helman
- 24. When did the Post Office drop 'Mills' from the name Ashland?
A) 1908
B) 1855
C) 1871
D) 1887
- 25. Which of the following is one of Ashland's historic districts?
A) Railroad District
B) Valley Creek District
C) Gold Rush District
D) Siskiyou University District
- 26. What was the name of the college opened in 1872 by Reverend J. H. Skidmore?
A) Ashland Academy
B) Rogue Valley University
C) Helman Institute
D) Siskiyou College
- 27. What major infrastructure joined Portland and San Francisco at Ashland in 1887?
A) The Applegate Trail
B) Rail
C) Interstate 5
D) The Siskiyou Highway
- 28. Until what year did Ashland thrive on rail trade of local products?
A) 1926
B) 1950
C) 1935
D) 1908
- 29. What indigenous group lived in the valley along Ashland Creek before White settlers arrived?
A) Shasta
B) Modoc
C) Klamath
D) Chinook
- 30. Which highway does Bear Creek roughly parallel in Ashland?
A) Oregon Route 66
B) Highway 101
C) I-5
D) Oregon Route 99
- 31. What is the Köppen climate classification for Ashland?
A) Cfa
B) Csb
C) Bsk
D) Dsb
- 32. What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Ashland?
A) 100 °F
B) 105 °F
C) 120 °F
D) 112 °F
- 33. What is the record low temperature for Ashland?
A) -10 °F
B) -4 °F
C) 0 °F
D) 10 °F
- 34. Which fruit is particularly noted as being good for growing in the Ashland valley climate?
A) Pears
B) Oranges
C) Apples
D) Bananas
- 35. How much annual precipitation does Ashland receive on average?
A) 40 inches
B) 10 inches
C) About 20 inches
D) 120 inches
- 36. How many days per year does precipitation fall in Ashland on average?
A) 114 days
B) 50 days
C) 200 days
D) 300 days
- 37. What is the coolest month in Ashland?
A) November
B) December
C) February
D) January
- 38. What is the warmest month in Ashland?
A) September
B) June
C) August
D) July
- 39. What is the average high temperature in July for Ashland?
A) 95 °F
B) 88 °F
C) 80 °F
D) 75 °F
- 40. What was the wettest month on record for Ashland?
A) November 1903
B) July 1927
C) December 1996
D) December 1964
- 41. What form of government does Ashland currently use?
A) Mayor/Administrator
B) Council-manager
C) City commission
D) Parliamentary
- 42. When was the Charter Amendment to change Ashland's government passed?
A) May 2019
B) February 2020
C) May 2020
D) January 2023
- 43. How many council members are part of the Ashland government?
A) Seven
B) Four
C) Six
D) Five
- 44. How long are the terms for the mayor and council members?
A) Four-year staggered terms
B) Two-year terms
C) Six-year terms
D) One-year terms
- 45. Who was elected as mayor of Ashland in 2020?
A) Tonya Graham
B) Jeff Golden
C) Pam Marsh
D) Julie Akins
- 46. Who was elected by the council to complete Julie Akins' term?
A) Pam Marsh
B) Ron Wyden
C) Tonya Graham
D) Jeff Merkley
- 47. Which political party does Pam Marsh belong to?
A) Democrat
B) Republican
C) Libertarian
D) Independent
- 48. Who represents Ashland in the Oregon Senate?
A) Jeff Merkley
B) Cliff Bentz
C) Ron Wyden
D) Jeff Golden
- 49. What is the political affiliation of Cliff Bentz?
A) Green Party
B) Republican
C) Independent
D) Democrat
- 50. Which congressional district does Ashland belong to?
A) Oregon's 2nd
B) Oregon's 1st
C) Oregon's 5th
D) Oregon's 3rd
- 51. Who are the two Democrats serving Oregon in the United States Senate?
A) Pam Marsh and Jeff Golden
B) Cliff Bentz and Julie Akins
C) Tonya Graham and Jeff Golden
D) Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley
- 52. Which presidential candidate did Ashland favor in 1860?
A) John C. Breckinridge
B) Stephen A. Douglas
C) John Bell
D) Abraham Lincoln
- 53. What social issue did Ashland voters support in the early 1900s?
A) Expansion of slavery
B) Opposition to suffrage
C) Women's suffrage
D) Removal of prohibition
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