Ashford is located in the southeast corner of Alabama in Houston County. It has a mayor/council form of government.
History

Demographics

Employment
According to 2016 Census estimates, the workforce in Ashford was divided among the following industrial categories:
- Educational services and health care and social assistance (16.7 percent)
- Transportation and warehousing, and utilities (14.8 percent)
- Retail trade (14.2 percent)
- Manufacturing (10.2 percent)
- Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (9.1 percent)
- Construction (7.5 percent)
- Public administration (6.9 percent)
- Other services, except public administration (6.7 percent)
- Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing (5.8 percent)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services (3.6 percent)
- Wholesale trade (2.5 percent)
- Information (1.8 percent)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extraction (0.2 percent)
Education
Schools in Ashford are part of the Houston County School District; the town has a K-6 elementary school and a 7-12 high school.
Transportation
Ashford is intersected by County Road 55 running north-south and connecting the town just to the south with U.S. Highway 84, running east-west. The nearest airport is the Dothan Regional Airport, approximately 20 miles to the northwest.
Events and Places of Interest

Ashford holds a Harvest Day Festival each September featuring musical entertainment, children's games, and food. The town also has Bicentennial Memorial Park, which celebrates the U.S. bicentennial and members of the Armed Services, and MacArthur Memorial Park, which features a heritage marker; both parks are located downtown.
Additional Resources
Ashford 100 Years Centennial Celebration, 1891-1991. Ashford, Ala.: Ashford Power, 1991.
Additional Resources
Ashford 100 Years Centennial Celebration, 1891-1991. Ashford, Ala.: Ashford Power, 1991.
The Heritage of Houston County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2003.