Ashland is a city in and the county seat of Ashland County, Ohio, United States, about 66 miles southwest of Cleveland and 82 miles northeas…Ashland is a city in and the county seat of Ashland County, Ohio, United States, about 66 miles southwest of Cleveland and 82 miles northeast of Columbus. The population was 19,225 at the 2020 census. It is the center of the Ashland Micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Ashland County.