 About 9.1% of families and 14.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.Ashford Precinct was first created in 1900, then as the 19th precinct of Henry County.In 1903, Ashford was shifted into the new county of Houston and its precinct was renumbered the 10th.