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Tourist attractions: Rainier Discovery Center (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 30027 Sr 706), MT Rainier Visitor Association (30416 State Route 706 East), Ashford Mountain Center Shuttle (Tours & Charters; 30416 Sr 706 East).
Hotels: Deep Forest Cabins (33823 State Route 706 East), National Park Inn (55106 Kernahan Road East), Alexanders Country Inn (37515 State Route 706 East), Lodge Near MT Rainier (38608 State Route 706 East), Nisqually Lodge (31609 State Route 706 East), Almost Paradise Lodging at Mt. Rainier (201 Osborn Road), Rainier Overland Restaurant & Lodge (31811 State Route 706 East).
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Pierce County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.4. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 34.6. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ashford and their reported violations in the past:
ASHFORD WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 937, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUN-23-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and JUL-02-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed No longer subject to Rule (JUL-02-2003)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)
EAST ENTRANCE MT RAINIER (Population served: 572, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform
OHANAPECOSH (Population served: 489, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
GUEST SERVICES, INC. (Population served: 66, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
GATEWAY INN (Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
TAHOMA WOODS (Population served: 42, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-31-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1999)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1999 and JAN-01-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ashford that have no violations reported:
- SUNRISE NO 12 (Population served: 1476, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
- WHITE RIVER ENTRANCE (Population served: 270, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
- WHITE RIVER CAMPGROUND #11 (Population served: 261, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
- PARADISE (Population served: 140, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
- NISQUALLY ENTRANCE (Population served: 84, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 0.0%
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.2 people | | Washington: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 54.0% | | Whole state: | 65.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 10.7% | | Whole state: | 6.1% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ashford, WA
Ashford compared to Washington state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Utility gas (6%)
Religion statistics for Ashford (based on Pierce County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 29.77%
| Here |  | 29.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Assemblies of God | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 29.7% | 9.7% | 8.9% | 7.4% | 4.8% |
| Congregations | 6.3% | 11.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 5.7% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Charismatic Churches Independent | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Other |
| Adherents | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 24.7% |
| Congregations | 6.1% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 6.3% | 48.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 132 | Pierce County: | 1.71 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 2.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 13 | This county: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 105 | Pierce County: | 1.36 / 10,000 pop. | | Washington: | 1.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 152 | Pierce County: | 1.97 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 511 | Here: | 6.61 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.26 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.4% | | Washington: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Pierce County: | 29.3% | | Washington: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 14.1% | | State: | 13.9% |
8.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,193 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.78% | | Washington average: | 7.86% |
0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,479 average AGI)| Pierce County: | 0.41% | | Washington average: | 0.26% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,812 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.66% | | Washington average: | 7.07% |
0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($980 average AGI)| Pierce County: | 0.21% | | Washington average: | 0.16% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ashford:
- KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
- KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
- KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
- KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
- KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
- KHHO (850 AM; 10 kW; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ashford:
- KXXO (96.1 FM; OLYMPIA, WA; Owner: 3 CITIES, INC.)
- K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KFNK (104.9 FM; EATONVILLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
- KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
- KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
- KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KMNT (102.9 FM; CENTRALIA, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- KRQT (107.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM LONGVIEW LICENSE, LLC)
- KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
- K273AI (102.5 FM; ARIEL, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ashford:
- K02LE (Channel 2; ASHFORD, ETC., WA; Owner: PIERCE CTY.TV RECEPT.IMPROVE.DIST.1)
- K09SB (Channel 9; ASHFORD, ETC., WA; Owner: PIERCE CTY.TV RECEPT.IMPROVE.DIST.1)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 11 meters (36ft)
Total costs: $325,000
Total average daily traffic: 775
Total average daily truck traffic: 32
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 1,275
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 30205 St Rt 706 E (Lat: 46.759556 Lon: -122.034833), Type: Building, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPFZ448, Licensee ID: L00002454
Assigned Frequencies: 151.205 MHz, 151.227 MHz, 151.257 MHz, 151.175 MHz Grant Date: 09/01/2004, Expiration Date: 11/22/2014
Registrant: Department Of Natural Resources In The State Of Washington, Olympia, WA 98504-7035, Phone: (360) 902-1000, Fax: (360) 902-1790, Email:
- Lat: 46.756139 Lon: -122.112000, Call Sign: WQIX474
Assigned Frequencies: 160.057 MHz Grant Date: 06/10/2008, Expiration Date: 06/10/2018, Certifier: Theran Heap
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KJ7EV, Previous Call Sign: KB7PJX, Licensee ID: L00774233
Grant Date: 06/11/2004, Expiration Date: 06/11/2014
Registrant: Robert R Hulet, 103 Tahoma Way, Ashford, WA 98304 - Call Sign: W7ALK, Previous Call Sign: KC7TUG, Licensee ID: L00298605
Grant Date: 02/07/2009, Expiration Date: 03/17/2019
Registrant: Carl S Lofgren, 55210 238th Ave Se, Ashford, WA 98304 - Call Sign: KE7ZXP, Licensee ID: L01464791
Grant Date: 02/06/2009, Expiration Date: 02/06/2019, Certifier: Albert E Casey
Registrant: Albert E Casey, Ashford, WA 98304 - Call Sign: KE7ZXY, Licensee ID: L01464800
Grant Date: 02/06/2009, Expiration Date: 02/06/2019, Certifier: Garry P Olson
Registrant: Garry P Olson, Ashford, WA 98304 - Call Sign: KE7ZYF, Licensee ID: L01464807
Grant Date: 02/06/2009, Expiration Date: 02/06/2019, Certifier: Trish K Stanfield
Registrant: Trish K Stanfield, Ashford, WA 98304
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: MAULE M-5-220C (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6A&6V335 SER (210 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 55LE , Serial Number: 5004C, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 03/19/1974
Registrant (Co-Owned): Timothy D Surface, Po Box 183, Ashford, WA 98304, Other Owners: Shelley S Surface
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $207,575 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $177,270 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $314,180 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $183,210 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $164,940 | 2 | $167,700 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $176,445 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $108,450 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $218,330 | 2 | $212,285 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $220,450 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $177,980 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $132,440 | 2 | $179,330 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $70,310 | 1 | $190,100 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $183,710 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $176,090 | 2 | $144,935 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $201,180 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $135,150 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $167,600 | 4 | $126,518 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $82,610 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $176,290 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $135,050 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $104,450 | 2 | $135,130 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $94,850 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $84,340 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $126,310 | 2 | $125,010 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $116,860 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $65,350 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $95,080 | 1 | $71,140 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $66,290 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $97,990 | 1 | $129,270 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $53,070 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Ashford, WA
| Most common first names in Ashford, WA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 8 | 72.9 years |
| Charles | 7 | 71.7 years |
| Robert | 7 | 66.3 years |
| James | 4 | 73.2 years |
| Frank | 4 | 70.7 years |
| Mary | 4 | 75.3 years |
| Richard | 3 | 61.7 years |
| Harry | 2 | 82.0 years |
| Bernice | 2 | 82.0 years |
| Norman | 2 | 83.5 years |
| Most common last names in Ashford, WA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Borden | 5 | 78.4 years |
| Anderson | 4 | 67.0 years |
| Holberg | 3 | 74.7 years |
| Stewart | 3 | 65.0 years |
| Akers | 2 | 82.5 years |
| Sills | 2 | 77.0 years |
| Jasmer | 2 | 81.5 years |
| Jordan | 2 | 73.9 years |
| Simcich | 2 | 73.0 years |
| Beech | 2 | 77.0 years |
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