Editing Avon, Connecticut

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Avon, Connecticut
| settlement_type    = [[New England town|Town]]
| image_skyline      = Avon Congregational Church, 2010-04-07.jpg
| image_caption      = [[Avon Congregational Church]], built in 1819
| image_flag         =
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| subdivision_type   = Country
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Connecticut}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[Councils of governments in Connecticut|Region]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut|Capitol Region]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[County (United States)|County]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford]]
| parts_type         = Villages
| parts              = Avon<br>West&nbsp;Avon
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = 1645
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1830
| government_type    = [[Council-manager]]
| leader_title       = [[Town manager]]
| leader_name        = Brandon Robertson
| leader_title1      = Town council
| leader_name1       = Barbara Ausiello (D)<br />Erin Barthel (D)<br />Margaret Bratton (R)<br />Dan Polhamus (D)<br />Anthony Weber (D)<ref>{{cite web |title=Town Council |url=http://www.avonct.gov/town-council |website=Official website of Avon, Connecticut |access-date=June 16, 2018}}</ref>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_total_km2     = 60.9
| area_total_sq_mi   = 23.5
| area_land_km2      = 59.9
| area_land_sq_mi    = 23.1
| area_water_km2     = 1.0
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.4
| elevation_max_m    = 268
| elevation_min_m    = 45
| elevation_max_ft   = 878<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en-us.topographic-map.com/map-8t6/United-States/?center=41.81186%2C-72.79743&zoom=18&popup=41.81134%2C-72.79874 | title=United States topographic map, elevation, terrain }}</ref>
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| population_total   = 19795
| population_as_of   = 2020
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| timezone           = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −4
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code        = 06001
| area_codes         = [[Area codes 860 and 959|860/959]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 09-02060
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0213385<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|213385}}</ref>
| blank4_name        = U.S. Highways
| blank4_info        = [[File:US 44.svg|25px|link=U.S. Route 44]] [[File:US 202.svg|25px|link=U.S. Route 202]]
| blank5_name        = State Routes
| blank5_info        = [[File:Connecticut Highway 10.svg|25px|link=Connecticut Route 10]] [[File:Connecticut Highway 167.svg|25px|link=Connecticut Route 167]] [[File:Connecticut Highway 177.svg|25px|link=Connecticut Route 177]]
| website            = {{URL|http://www.avonct.gov/}}
}}

'''Avon''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|eɪ|v|ɑː|n}} {{respell|AY|vahn}}) is a town in the [[Farmington Valley]] region of the [[Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut]], United States. As of 2020, the town had a population of 19,795.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population {{!}} Avon CT |url=https://www.avonct.gov/about-avon/pages/population |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.avonct.gov}}</ref>

==History==
At the end of the [[Last Glacial Period|last Ice Age]], {{circa}}12,400 years [[Before Present|BP]] of the [[Younger Dryas]], nomadic peoples built a campsite adjacent to the river that would become known as the [[Farmington River]]. They were apparently the first people to populate the region that would become known as southern [[New England]], including the region that would become Avon. Over the [[Paleoindian]] period the site was revisted multiple times by other nomadic peoples until it gradually became buried by [[sediment]] from the river's occasional flooding. In the winter of 2019, the campsite remains were excavated in Avon, along with stone tools and artifacts constructed from materials in neighboring regions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/CTDOT-Press-Releases/2019/CTDOT-ARCHAEOLOGICAL-INVESTIGATIONS-ENCOUNTER-EARLY-NATIVE-AMERICAN-SITE-IN-TOWN-OF-AVON |title=CTDOT ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ENCOUNTER EARLY NATIVE AMERICAN SITE IN TOWN OF AVON |last= |first= |date=January 27, 2020 |website=Connecticut Department of Transportation |publisher=Ct.gov |language=en |access-date=January 28, 2023}}</ref>

Avon was settled by Europeans in 1645 and was originally a part of neighboring [[Farmington, Connecticut|Farmington]].  In 1750, the parish of Northington was established in the northern part of Farmington, to support a Congregational church more accessible to the local population.  Its first pastor was Ebenezer Booge, a graduate of [[Yale Divinity School]] who arrived in 1751. The Farmington Canal's opening in 1828 brought new business to the village, which sat where the canal intersected the Talcott Mountain Turnpike linking Hartford to Albany, New York. Hopes of industrial and commercial growth spurred Avon to incorporate. In 1830, the Connecticut General Assembly incorporated Northington as the town of Avon, after [[Avon (county)|County Avon]] in England.  Such expansion never came and, in the 1900s, the rural town became a suburban enclave.

In the 1960s Avon rejected the proposal for [[Interstate 291 (Connecticut)|Interstate 291]] coming through the southern edge of the town and successfully denied the expressway going through the town.

[[U.S. Route 44#Connecticut|U.S. Route 44]] passes through a section of [[Talcott Mountain]] known as Avon Mountain, between Avon and [[West Hartford, Connecticut|West Hartford]].  Several vehicle crashes prompted the state to modify Route 44 for safety.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|23.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|23.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} is water.

The East side of Avon is flanked by [[Talcott Mountain]], part of the [[Metacomet Ridge]], a mountainous [[trap rock]] ridgeline that stretches from [[Long Island Sound]] to near the [[Vermont]] border. Talcott Mountain is a popular outdoor recreation resource notable for its towering western cliff faces. The {{convert|51|mi|adj=on}} [[Metacomet Trail]] traverses the Talcott Mountain ridge.
The Western side of Avon is borders by the [[Farmington River]] with Huckleberry and Woodford Hills nearby, both hills are coved in suburban households, with Huckleberry hill having the Huckleberry Hill Recreation Area.<ref>https://www.avonct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif151/f/file/file/updated_recreation_facility_map.pdf</ref> Also on Woodford hill there is the Buckingham [[Neighbourhood|neighborhood]]. The center of town lies flatter that both the east and western parts of town, with both the middle and [[Avon High School (Connecticut)|high school's]] being in this area that West Avon is located in. More to the east is where the Farmington River also cuts through the town, right near the [[Avon Congregational Church]] and a large shopping area and [[Strip mall|Strip Mall's]] following [[U.S. Route 44|Route 44]] and [[U.S. Route 202 in Connecticut|U.S. Route 202]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 995
|1860= 1059
|1870= 987
|1880= 1057
|1890= 1182
|1900= 1302
|1910= 1337
|1920= 1534
|1930= 1738
|1940= 2258
|1950= 3171
|1960= 5273
|1970= 8352
|1980= 11201
|1990= 13937
|2000= 15832
|2010= 18098
|2020= 18932
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=June 4, 2015  }}</ref>
|1830=1025|1840=1001}}
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Avon had a population of 18,932.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Avon town, Hartford County, Connecticut|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/avontownhartfordcountyconnecticut/PST045219|access-date=November 3, 2021|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref>  The racial composition of the population was 82.3% White, 13.1% Asian, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Black or African American, 0.7% from other races and 1.6% from two or more races.<ref name="auto"/>

As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> there were 15,832 people, 6,192 households, and 4,483 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|684.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,480 housing units at an average density of {{convert|280.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 94.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.98% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.05% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.96% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.77% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.57% of the population.

There were 6,192 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. Of all households, 23.5% were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

In 2022, the median household income was $146,153 and the per capita income for the town was $89,357. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/avontowncapitalplanningregionconnecticut/INC110222 | title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Avon town, Capital Planning Region, Connecticut }}</ref> About 0.9% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
===Top employers===
Top employers in Avon according to the town's 2024 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avonct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif151/f/uploads/signed_acfr_final_report_financial_statements.pdf|title=Town of Avon Comprehensive Annual Financial Report For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024|publisher=Town of Avon|access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
|Town of Avon
|726
|-
|2
|[[Avon Old Farms|Avon Old Farms School]]
|176
|-
|3
|Avon Health Center, Inc
|161
|-
|4
|Apple Healthcare Inc
|131
|-
|5
|Legere Group Ltd
|131
|-
|6
|[[Walmart]]
|131
|-
|7
|OFS Fitel LLC
|130
|-
|8
|[[Big Y]]
|114
|-
|9
|ORAFOL Americas Inc.
|110
|-
|10
|Connecticut Online Computer Center (COCC)
|85
|}

==Arts and culture==
=== Public library ===
The Avon Free Public Library was founded in 1791. In 1798, a resident offered library services within his home with a collection of 111 titles.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

The library is a member of Library Connection, Incorporated, the cooperative regional automated circulation and online catalog database system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Library Connection, Inc. |url=https://www.libraryconnection.org/members_list.php |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.libraryconnection.org}}</ref>

===Notable locations and organizations===
[[File:Derrin House.JPG|thumb|Derrin House]]
*[[Avon Congregational Church]] (1819); listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
* [[Fermata Arts Foundation]], a cultural center promoting ties with post-soviet countries.
* [[Pine Grove School House]], a former schoolhouse.<ref name="Pine Grove School">{{cite web|url=http://www.avonhistoricalsociety.org/PineGroveSchoolhouse.htm|title=Pine Grove School|publisher=Avon Historical Society|access-date=September 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725024710/http://www.avonhistoricalsociety.org/PineGroveSchoolhouse.htm|archive-date=July 25, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
* The [[Farmington Canal Heritage Trail]] runs through town.
* [[Horse Guard State Park]]<ref>https://explorect.org/horse-guard/</ref> is named after the oldest active mounted cavalry unit in the United States, founded in 1788.<ref>https://www.courant.com/2016/10/15/a-visit-to-a-lonely-forgotten-state-park-with-the-best-views-in-avon/</ref>

==Government==

{| class=wikitable
! colspan = 6 | Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 29, 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/Nov19RE.pdf?la=en|title=Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 29, 2019|date=October 29, 2019|publisher=Connecticut Secretary of State|format=PDF|access-date=February 17, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active voters
! Inactive voters
! Total voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 3,967
| align = center | 207
| align = center | 4,174
| align = center | 29.59%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 4,007
| align = center | 222
| align = center | 4,229
| align = center | 29.98%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 5,098
| align = center | 441
| align = center | 5,539
| align = center | 39.27%
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Minor parties
| align = center | 153
| align = center | 11
| align = center | 164
| align = center | 1.16%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 13,225
! align = center | 881
! align = center | 14,106
! align = center | 100%
|}
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="4" |Presidential Election Results<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Election Statements of Vote, 1922 – Current|url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922|website=CT Secretary of State|access-date=May 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Night Reporting|url=https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/home|access-date=December 14, 2020|website=CT Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
!Year
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.4%''' ''7,012''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.7% ''4,382''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.9% ''222''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.9%''' ''7,299''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.3% ''4,469''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.8% ''219''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.7%''' ''5,675''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.5% ''4,390''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.8% ''502''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.1% ''4,830''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.9%''' ''5,542''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.0% ''105''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.5%''' ''5,698''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.6% ''4,868''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.9% ''100''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.3% ''4,925''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.3%''' ''5,141''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.4% ''148''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.7% ''4,326''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.0%''' ''4,741''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.3% ''408''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.5% ''3,606''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.3%''' ''4,014''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.2% ''685''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''44.0%''' ''3,983''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.4% ''3,390''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|18.6% ''1,680''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.2% ''3,117''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''60.8%''' ''4,966''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.0% ''82''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.8% ''2,258''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''69.0%''' ''5,063''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.2% ''13''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|26.8% ''1,815''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.8%''' ''3,702''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|18.4% ''1,243''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.6% ''1,864''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.0%''' ''3,498''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.4% ''23''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.4% ''1,585''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.9%''' ''3,131''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.7% ''32''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.5% ''1,485''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.5%''' ''2,308''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.0% ''154''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.2%''' ''1,763''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.8% ''1,374''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.2% 1,185
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.8%''' ''1,621''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1956 United States presidential election|1956]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.0% ''663''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''71.0%''' ''1,626''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}

Once predominantly Republican, Avon has shifted to be friendlier to Democrats in recent elections.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922 | title=General Elections Statement of Vote 1922 }}</ref> In [[2008 United States presidential election in Connecticut|2008]], Avon voters  gave Democrat [[Barack Obama]] the majority of the vote.<ref>[https://authoring.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2008SOVpdf.pdf Statement of Vote 2008] ct.gov</ref> After flipping back red for [[Mitt Romney]] in [[2012 United States presidential election in Connecticut|2012]], town voters gave a majority to [[Hillary Clinton]] in [[2016 United States presidential election in Connecticut|2016]].<ref>[https://authoring.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2012StatementofVoteBookpdf.pdf Statement of Vote 2012] ct.gov</ref><ref>[https://authoring.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2016StatementofVotepdf.pdf Statement of Vote 2016] ct.gov</ref> In [[2020 United States presidential election in Connecticut|2020]], Democrat [[Joe Biden]] won Avon by more than 20 points.<ref>[https://authoring.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2020-SOV.pdf Statement of Vote 2020] ct.gov</ref> These recent shifts mirrored a national trend of suburban voters shifting leftward.

==Education==
===Public schools===
The Avon Public Schools district contains one [[Secondary school|high school]] ([[Avon High School (Connecticut)|Avon High School]]), one [[middle school]] (Avon Middle School)  for grades 7–8, an intermediate school (Thompson Brook School) for grades 5–6, and two [[Primary school|elementary schools]] (Roaring Brook School and Pine Grove School).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://avon.k12.ct.us/|title=Avon Public Schools {{!}}|website=avon.k12.ct.us|language=en|access-date=June 7, 2018}}</ref>

===Private schools===
In addition, the [[Avon Old Farms|Avon Old Farms School]], a private, all-boys boarding school, is also located in Avon on Old Farms Rd.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Best Boarding High School in New England {{!}} Avon Old Farms|url=https://www.avonoldfarms.com/about|access-date=November 10, 2020|website=www.avonoldfarms.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

* [[Joseph Wright Alsop IV]], politician and insurance executive; father of [[Joseph Alsop|Joseph Alsop V]]
* [[Craig Burley]], former soccer player and commentator for ESPN and [[BT Sport]]s
* [[Will Friedle]], actor
* [[Mike Golic]], radio announcer for [[ESPN]]
* [[Madison Kennedy]], swimmer
* [[Jessica Lundy]], actor
* [[Kia McNeill]], professional soccer player<ref>{{cite news|last=Riley|first=Lori|title=McNeill Helps Beat To Victory Over Breakers In Women's Soccer|url=https://www.courant.com/2010/08/21/mcneill-helps-beat-to-victory-over-breakers-in-womens-soccer/|newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]]|access-date=May 24, 2014|date=August 21, 2010}}</ref>
* [[Joel Quenneville]], former NHL player and coach of the [[Chicago Blackhawks]]
* [[Karl Ravech]], Host of Baseball Tonight
* [[Stuart Scott]], [[ESPN]] reporter who covered the NBA and other sports
* [[Trey Wingo]], ESPN
* [[Wilford Woodruff]], Fourth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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[[Category:Avon, Connecticut| ]]
[[Category:Towns in Hartford County, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1645]]
[[Category:Towns in Connecticut]]
[[Category:1830 establishments in Connecticut]]
[[Category:Greater Hartford]]
[[Category:1645 establishments in Connecticut]]
[[Category:Towns in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut]]