Editing Avon, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Avon, Indiana
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| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
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| image_caption      = Avon Haunted Bridge
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| map_caption        = Location of Avon in Hendricks County, Indiana.
| image_flag         = Flag of Avon, Indiana.svg
| image_seal         = Seal of Avon, Indiana.jpg
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| pushpin_label      = Avon
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Indiana
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Indiana}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[List of townships in Indiana|Townships]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Washington Township, Hendricks County, Indiana|Washington]], [[Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Indiana|Lincoln]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Town Manager
| leader_name        = Lauryn Miller {{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
| established_date   = 
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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
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| population_total   = 21474
| population_density_sq_mi = 1115.24
| population_density_km2 = 430.59
<!--2016 est.-->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| area_land_km2      = 49.87
| area_water_km2     = 0.39
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 50.26
| area_total_sq_mi   = 19.41
| area_land_sq_mi    = 19.25
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.15
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 837
| coordinates        = {{coord|39|45|35|N|86|23|36|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 46123
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code          = [[Area code 317|317]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|18|02908}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] ID
| blank1_info        = 2396582<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396582}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|www.avongov.org}}
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| unit_pref          = Imperial
}}

'''Avon''' is a town in [[Washington Township, Hendricks County, Indiana|Washington]] and [[Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Indiana|Lincoln]] Townships, [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks County]], [[Indiana]], United States. The population was 21,474 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. It is part of the [[Indianapolis metropolitan area]].

==History==
The first settlement at Avon was made around 1830.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hadley|first=John Vestal|title=History of Hendricks County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb__Gw3AQAAMAAJ|year=1914|publisher=B.F. Bowen & Company, Incorporated|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb__Gw3AQAAMAAJ/page/n104 101]}}</ref> The first post office at Avon opened as "Smootsdell", in 1868.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History |url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/57 57]|quote=A post office was established as Smootsdell, for John Smoot, on April 17, 1868.}}</ref> It was renamed "Avon" in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Hendricks|title=Hendricks County|publisher=Jim Forte Postal History|access-date=September 20, 2014}}</ref> The present name comes from the [[River Avon (Bristol)|River Avon]] in England.<ref>{{cite book|author=Dept. of English and Journalism|title=Indiana names, v.1-3|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=inu.30000054436682;view=1up;seq=29|year=1970–1972|publisher=Indiana State University|page=15}}</ref>

==Geography==
Avon is located in eastern Hendricks County and is bordered to the north by [[Brownsburg, Indiana|Brownsburg]], to the west by [[Danville, Indiana|Danville]], the Hendricks County seat, to the south by [[Plainfield, Indiana|Plainfield]], and to the east by the city of [[Indianapolis]] in [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]].

[[U.S. Route 36]] is the main east–west road through the town, leading east {{convert|13|mi}} to [[downtown Indianapolis]] and west {{convert|7|mi|0}} to the center of Danville. [[Indiana State Road 267]] formerly crossed US-36 in the center of Avon, leading north {{convert|5|mi|0}} to Brownsburg and south {{convert|4|mi|0}} to Plainfield, but that stretch of 267 was decommissioned in 2013, and the section through Avon is now officially called Avon Avenue.

According to the 2010 census, Avon has a total area of {{convert|14.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|14.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.3%) is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.7%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1802908|title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1|access-date=July 13, 2015|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213085600/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1802908|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Avon is {{convert|4|mi|km}} north to south.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 6248
|2010= 12446
|2020= 21474
|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><ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1802908|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Avon town, Indiana|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|work=American Factfinder|access-date=June 16, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref> there were 12,446 people, 4,457 households, and 3,384 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|874.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,742 housing units at an average density of {{convert|333.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 86.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.9% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.3% of the population.

There were 4,457 households, of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.1% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.20.

The median age in the town was 33.9 years. 30.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 31.7% were from 25 to 44; 23.6% were from 45 to 64; and 8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

===2000 census===
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 6,248 people, 2,127 households, and 1,786 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|976.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,240 housing units at an average density of {{convert|351.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.58% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 0.26% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.72% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.36% of the population.

There were 2,127 households, out of which 51.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 33.2% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 39.3% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $66,782, and the median income for a family was $68,205. Males had a median income of $48,542 versus $31,010 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $24,740. About 2.7% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[File:Avon_Indiana_Town_Hall.jpg|thumb|Avon Town Hall]]

===Public schools===
Avon's public school system is the Avon Community School Corporation. The mascot is the Avon Oriole.

Schools in the system include:
* High Schools (grades 9–12)
** [[Avon High School (Indiana)|Avon High School]]
** Harris Academy (shared with [[Brownsburg, Indiana|Brownsburg]] schools)
* Middle Schools (grades 7–8)
** Avon Middle School – North
** Avon Middle School – South
** Avon Middle School - West (opening in fall 2025)
* Intermediate Schools (grades 5–6)
** Avon Intermediate School – East
** Avon Intermediate School – West
* Elementary Schools (grades K–4)
** Cedar Elementary School
** Evergreen Elementary School (opening in fall 2025)
** Hickory Elementary School
** Maple Elementary School
** Pine Tree Elementary School
** River Birch Elementary School
** Sycamore Elementary School
** Willow Elementary School (opening in fall 2025)
* Pre-schools
** White Oak Early Learning Center

====Marching band====
The [[Avon High School (Indiana)|Avon High School]] marching band is well known throughout the country. The Avon Marching Black and Gold, led by Jay Webb, Matt Harloff, Daniel Wiles, Karl Hartman, and Robert Burns, was ranked number one in the state of [[Indiana]] by the [[Indiana State School Music Association]] ([[ISSMA]]) seven years in a row (two times in Class B, five times in Class A).<ref name="Marching Band State Finals Results">{{cite web|url=http://www.issma.net/mbhistory.php|title=Marching Band State Finals Results: 1973–2013|publisher=Indiana State School Music Association|access-date=June 30, 2014}}</ref> The winning streak ended during the ISSMA state championship on November 1, 2008, when they placed second.<ref name="Marching Band State Finals Results" /> They again placed first in Class A on October 31, 2009, and on October 30, 2010, marking their ninth state championship in only ten years.<ref name="Marching Band State Finals Results" /> On November 15, 2008, they were ranked as the best high school marching band in the country, placing first during [[Bands of America]] Grand Nationals for the first time in the school's history. The longest consecutive and uninterrupted national championship streak is three years, held by three schools: [[Marian Catholic High School (Illinois)|Marian Catholic High School]] (1987, 1988, 1989), [[Avon High School (Indiana)|Avon High School]] (2008, 2009, 2010) and [[Carmel High School (Indiana)|Carmel High School]] (2016, 2017, 2018). In 2011, they placed 2nd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicforall.org/programs/gn/|title=Bands of America 2008 Finals Results|publisher=Music for All, Inc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212035544/http://www.musicforall.org/programs/gn/|archive-date=December 12, 2008|access-date=November 16, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicforall.org/what-we-do/boa-marching-championships/regionals/championship-results|title=Bands of America Marching Championships – Results 2009–2013|publisher=Music for All, Inc|access-date=June 30, 2014}}</ref>

===Private schools===
*Kingsway Christian School (grades K–8)
*Our Shepherd Lutheran School (grades PK–8)

===Public library===
Avon has a lending library, the Avon-Washington Township Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | access-date=March 7, 2018 | archive-date=February 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==
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*[[Larry Dixon (drag racer)|Larry Dixon]], 3-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion
*[[Jay Drake]], former race car driver
*[[Chet Fillip]], race car driver
*[[Sergio Gómez (singer)|Sergio Gomez]], singer
*[[Andrew Hines]], 5-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Champion
*[[William T. Hornaday]], zoologist, savior of the bison
*[[Brandon Peters]], former college quarterback
*[[Leah Pritchett]], NHRA Top Fuel driver
*[[Patrick Rodgers]], professional golfer
*[[Jim Sorgi]], [[Indianapolis Colts]] and [[New York Giants]] [[NFL]] quarterback
*[[Steve Talley]], actor
*[[Miranda Throckmorton]], sprint car driver
*[[Al Unser Jr.]], former race car driver, two-time [[Indianapolis 500]] winner
*[[Bill Vukovich Jr.]], former race car driver

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Avon (Indiana)}}
*[http://www.avongov.org/ Town of Avon official website]
*[http://www.avonchamber.org/ Avon, Indiana Chamber of Commerce]

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