Ashley is a city in Washington County, Illinois, United States.

[3] The village was named after Colonel L. W. Ashley, a railroad division engineer.

[5] As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 613 people, 245 households, and 160 families residing in the city.

There were 274 housing units at an average density of 247.5 per square mile (95.6/km2).

29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.