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; -91.22389CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyPikeArea

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• Total1.32 sq mi (3.43 km²) • Land1.32 sq mi (3.41 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

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738 ft (225 m)Population

(2020)

• Total94 • Density71.32/sq mi (27.53/km²)FIPS code29-02260GNIS feature ID2587051^[2]

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

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

^ "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.