What city has a population approaching 21,000 and had a peaceful protest against corporate greed?
Ashland, Oregon Ashland is a city in Jackson County, in the State of Oregon. It lies along Interstate 5 approximately 16 mi north of the California border and near the south end of the Rogue Valley. As of 2015, the city's population was approaching 21,000.
Industrial suburb An industrial suburb is a community, near a large city, with an industrial economy. These communities may be established as tax havens or as places where zoning promotes industry, or they may be industrial towns that become suburbs by urban sprawl of the nearby big city.