Total population (2010 census): 4021
Total population (1990 census): 4021
County seat: Ashley
CropSELECT
Cereals, Pseudocereals, Oilseeds
Industrial, Fiber
Forages
Vegetables
Small Fruits
Tree Fruits and Nuts
Herb, Aromatic, Medicinal, and Bioactive
| Field Crops for Grain | Farms | Acres | Yield (bu) | |
| Barley | 56 | 10568 | 577018 | |
| Buckwheat | 3 | 454 | 10405 | |
| Maize=Corn | 95 | 26865 | 2778219 | |
| Wheat, Total | 160 | 93336 | 3332468 | |
| Durum Wheat | 6 | 940 | 38260 | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 153 | 76399 | 2370390 | |
| Winter Wheat | 42 | 15997 | 923818 | |
| Oats | 63 | 7346 | 465045 | |
| Rye | 6 | 374 | 15990 | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 99 | 44018 | 1407764 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 87 | 34010 | 45557906 lbs | |
| Canola | - | - | - | |
| Flaxseed | 15 | 2199 | 21779 bu | |
| Proso Millet | 1 | D | D | |
| Mustard Seed | - | - | - | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 1 | D | D | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 12 | 1401 | 28040 cwt | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield (tons) | |
| Total Hay* | 225 | 57149 | 150096 | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 182 | 33648 | 97699 | |
| Small Grain Hay | 40 | 2657 | 6109 | |
| Tame Hay | 65 | 8768 | 22896 | |
| Wild Hay | 80 | 12076 | 23392 | |
| All Haylage, Grass Silage & Greenchop | 7 | 771 | 2249 | |
| Corn for Silage or Greenchop | 36 | 4292 | 48621 | |
| Sorghum for Silage or Greenchop | 1 | D | D | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Vegetable Seeds | 1 | - | D | D |
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 25 | 2444 | 126524 bu | |
| Wheat for Grain, Total | 287 | 137275 | 2553833 bu | |
| Durum Wheat | 16 | 5096 | 109672 bu | |
| Other Spring Wheat | 283 | 129974 | 2406537 bu | |
| Winter Wheat | 11 | 2205 | 37624 bu | |
| Barley | 105 | 13373 | 478434 bu | |
| Canola | 6 | 1069 | 1082249 lbs | |
| Flaxseed | 49 | 4466 | 56703 bu | |
| Oats | 160 | 17595 | 747742 bu | |
| Proso Millet | 6 | 428 | 6652 bu | |
| Rye | 15 | 1531 | 35440 bu | |
| Sunflower Seed | 74 | 22101 | 27426806 lbs | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Soybeans for Beans | 15 | 2175 | 40550 bu | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 4 | 248 | 246320 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Total Hay* | 289 | 58970 | 97339 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 224 | 28829 | 54185 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 41 | D | 6907 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 90 | 9648 | D | |
| Wild Hay | 174 | 16182 | 21959 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 4 | D | D | |
| Corn for Silage | 34 | 2783 | 17665 tons, grn | |
| Sorghum for Silage | 7 | 515 | 3296 tons, grn | |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
(-) = Represents zero.
(D) = Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
(NA) = Not Available.
(X) = Not Applicable.
(Z) = Less than half of the unit shown.
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