Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Avon-by-the-Sea (often called simply Avon; pronunciation: Template:IPAc-en, Template:Respell<ref>Martin, Patti. "Locals or bennies? Have them say, Aah-von; An oceanfront enclave with water on three sides, a wide Main Street with quirky shops, a Coast Guard station, drawbridges to the south, and a store famous for its macaroons.", Asbury Park Press, June 17, 2004. Accessed June 2, 2011. "All you need to do is ask them to pronounce the name of the small seaside community tucked between Belmar and Bradley Beach. Locals know it's 'Ah-von.' Out-of-towners are more likely to say 'Ay-von.'"</ref><ref>Edelstein, Jeff. The Best of Everything at the Jersey Shore, p. 37. New Jersey Monthly Press, 1999. Template:ISBN. Accessed July 6, 2014. "Avon-by-the-Sea: First, it's pronounced AH-von, as if your doctor were sticking a piece of wood down your throat, or maybe A-von, as in 'can't.' It is not AY-von, like the lipstick people."</ref>) is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,933,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 32 (+1.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,901,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 343 (−15.3%) from the 2,244 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>
Avon-by-the-Sea was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1900, from portions of Neptune City.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 178. Accessed July 29, 2012.</ref> The borough was named for Avon, England,<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.</ref><ref>Larsen, Erik. "Wonder how your town got its name: Monmouth County", Asbury Park Press, May 6, 2016. Accessed June 12, 2017. "Avon-By-The-Sea (est. 1900): Named after Avon, a region and former administrative county in southwestern England."</ref> or for the Avon Inn, a hotel constructed in 1883.<ref>History of Avon, Avon-by-the-Sea. Accessed March 18, 2020. "Most important of all was the construction of the Avon Inn in 1883.... Where the name Avon comes from is something that a good many people wonder about, but it is easily enough understood when one considers that even in the days of 'Key East' that hotel at the foot of Sylvania Avenue was known as the 'Avon' Inn. It is not logical then to believe that when the town was renamed they patterned after the name and called the borough Avon-By-The-Sea."</ref>
In 2010, Forbes.com listed Avon-by-the-Sea as 232nd in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes", with a median home price of $989,212.<ref>Staff. "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes: In these neighborhoods $4 million homes are the norm.", Forbes, September 27, 2010. Accessed July 29, 2011.</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.55 square miles (1.40 km2) of which 0.43 square miles (1.10 km2) are land and 0.12 square miles (0.30 km2) are water (21.30%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
The borough borders the Monmouth County communities of Belmar, Bradley Beach, Neptune City and Neptune Township.<ref>Areas touching Avon-by-the-Sea, MapIt. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref><ref>Regional Location Map, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>
Avon-by-the-Sea is located on the Atlantic Ocean and is surrounded by two other bodies of water; the south side of Avon is located on the Shark River and the north end of Avon rests on Sylvan Lake.<ref>Avon-by-the-Sea Municipal Public Access Plan, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Accessed March 18, 2020. "Avon is surrounded by three different bodies of water. To the north is Sylvan Lake, the quiet home of our famous swans. The southern border of town is the busy Shark River inlet where you can watch our drawbridges and a parade of boats come and go. On the east is the mighty Atlantic Ocean where you can enjoy the rolling surf, laughing gulls and gentle sea breezes."</ref>
Demographics
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2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census counted 1,901 people, 901 households, and 477 families in the borough. The population density was 4,459.1 per square mile (1,721.7/km2). There were 1,321 housing units at an average density of 3,098.6 per square mile (1,196.4/km2). The racial makeup was 96.95% (1,843) White, 0.32% (6) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.63% (12) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 1.26% (24) from other races, and 0.84% (16) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.73% (71) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 901 households, 17.1% had children under the age of 18; 41.7% were married couples living together; 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 47.1% were non-families. Of all households, 40.8% were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.94.<ref name=Census2010/>
16.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 83.5 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $83,333 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,008) and the median family income was $113,750 (+/− $18,599). Males had a median income of $56,635 (+/− $32,033) versus $58,300 (+/− $5,223) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $58,063 (+/− $6,550). About 1.1% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Avon-by-the-Sea borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 29, 2012.</ref>
2000 census
[edit]As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,244 people, 1,043 households, and 535 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,387 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.15% White, 0.53% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.41% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Avon-by-the-Sea borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 29, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Avon-by-the-Sea borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 29, 2012.</ref>
As of the 2000 Census, 36.5% of Avon-by-the-Sea residents were of Irish ancestry, the third-highest percentage of any municipality in the United States, and second-highest in New Jersey, among all places with more than 1,000 residents identifying their ancestry.<ref>Irish Communities Template:Webarchive, EPodunk. Accessed June 9, 2007.</ref>
There were 1,043 households, out of which 18.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.8% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.7% were non-families. 41.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 3.04.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
In the borough the population was spread out, with 18.4% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The median income for a household in the borough was $60,192, and the median income for a family was $80,605. Males had a median income of $53,125 versus $35,857 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $41,238. About 2.3% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
Government
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Avon-by-the-Sea has governed under the Walsh Act since 1919.<ref>"The Commission Form of Municipal Government", p. 53. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 8. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> The borough is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use the commission form of government.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of three commissioners who are elected at-large on a non-partisan basis as part of the November general election to serve four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 58.</ref> At a reorganization meeting after each election, each commissioner is assigned a department to administer and oversee; one of the commissioners is chosen to serve as mayor.
Template:As of, members of the Avon-by-the-Sea Board of Commissioners are Mayor Edward R. Bonanno (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety), Michelle Devoy (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property) and John B. Magrini (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance), all serving concurrent terms of office that end December 31, 2027.<ref name=Officials>Board of Commissioners, Avon-by-the-Sea Borough. Accessed January 23, 2025.</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Avon-by-the-Sea Borough. Accessed May 15, 2024.</ref><ref>Reorganization Meeting Minutes for January 3, 2024, Avon-by-the-Sea Borough. Accessed May 15, 2024. "Resolution No. 1-2024 – Appointing Edward Bonanno as Director of Public Affairs and Safety... Resolution No. 2-2024 – Appointing John Magrini as Director of the Department of Revenue and Finance... Resolution No. 3-2024 – Appointing Michelle Devoy as Director of the Department of Public Works, Parks, and Public Property... Resolution No. 4-2024 – Appointing Edward Bonanno as Mayor of the Borough of Avon-bythe-Sea"</ref><ref name=Monmouth2023>November 8, 2023 General Election Official Results, Monmouth County, New Jersey, updated January 18, 2024. Accessed January 22, 2024.</ref>
Federal, state and county representation
[edit]Avon-by-the-Sea is located in the 4th Congressional district<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 30th state legislative district.<ref>Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>
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Politics
[edit]Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRowTemplate:PresRowTemplate:PresRow |} As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,465 registered voters in Avon-by-the-Sea, of which 379 (25.9%) were registered as Democrats, 415 (28.3%) were registered as Republicans and 670 (45.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Monmouth, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref>
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 63.3% of the vote (662 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 35.7% (373 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (11 votes), among the 1,053 ballots cast by the borough's 1,530 registered voters (7 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 68.8%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 57.2% of the vote (680 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 40.4% (480 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (9 votes), among the 1,189 ballots cast by the borough's 1,520 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.2%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 61.5% of the vote (759 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 37.2% (459 votes) and other candidates with 0.2% (3 votes), among the 1,234 ballots cast by the borough's 1,605 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.9.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Monmouth County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref>
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 75.4% of the vote (600 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 23.0% (183 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (13 votes), among the 812 ballots cast by the borough's 1,502 registered voters (16 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 54.1%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 64.1% of the vote (583 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 29.6% (269 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.1% (46 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (4 votes), among the 909 ballots cast by the borough's 1,484 registered voters, yielding a 61.3% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Monmouth County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 3, 2012.</ref>
Education
[edit]The Avon School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Avon Elementary School.<ref>Avon Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Avon School District, updated November 2005. Accessed December 9, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through eight in the Avon School District. Composition: The Avon School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Avon."</ref><ref>County School list A-D, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed June 16, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Avon Boro School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Avon Boro School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 121 students and 17.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 6.8:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Avon Boro School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> During the 2016–17 school year, Avon was tied with the 23rd smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 158 students.<ref>Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 23. Avon Borough (tie); Enrollment: 146; Grades: K-8; County: Monmouth; Town population: 1,901"</ref>
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend either Asbury Park High School or Manasquan High School, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective districts, based on the results of a lottery under which 62.5% of students are sent to Manasquan and 37.5% to Asbury Park.<ref>High School Lottery Information, Avon School District. Accessed July 10, 2022. "The Avon-by-the-Sea School District is part of a dual send-receive (Sending District) relationship with both Manasquan High School and Asbury Park High School. Each year, a high school assignment lottery is conducted for all resident students to determine their high school assignment."</ref><ref>Avon Board of Education District Policy 5411 High School Assignment, Avon School District, updated November 2004. Accessed December 9, 2024. "The Superintendent of Schools shall determine the number of eighth grade students to be assigned to each receiving high school by apportioning 37.5% of those pupils to Asbury Park High School and 62.5% to Manasquan High School. Pupils shall have the right to choose to attend either high school based upon a random form of selection made on a lottery basis."</ref><ref>Boyd, Alesha Williams. "School districts likely to see overhaul", Asbury Park Press, January 18, 2009. Accessed October 2, 2013. "But Avon Board of Education President John Magrini said he expects that taxpayers in smaller districts would not benefit from regionalization. The 155 students in his K-8 district are sent to Manasquan and Asbury Park high schools through a lottery process after graduating from the elementary district."</ref><ref>Vellucci, Justin, "Judge to review Avon's school sending policy Hearings could be 4 to 6 months away", Asbury Park Press, July 23, 2004. Accessed October 2, 2013. "Under a policy approved in May, 62.5 percent of Avon high school students will be assigned to go to Manasquan this fall, while 37.5 percent will go to Asbury Park."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, Asbury Park High School had an enrollment of 607 students and 50.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1,<ref>School data for Asbury Park High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
The Manasquan school also serves students from Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective districts.<ref>Manasquan Public Schools 2016-17 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 15, 2018. "Students from the communities of Avon, Belmar, Brielle, Lake Como, Manasquan, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights attended MHS in 2016-2017, amassing an enrollment of 960 students. There were 260 students in the senior class, as well as 256 juniors, 220 sophomores, and 224 freshmen."</ref><ref>Sending Districts, Manasquan Public Schools. Accessed December 9, 2024. " Manasquan High School receives students from seven different districts: Avon, Brielle, Belmar, Lake Como, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, and Spring Lake Heights."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, Manasquan High School had an enrollment of 948 students and 82.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5:1.<ref>School data for Manasquan High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
Students may also apply to academy schools in the Monmouth County Vocational School District, which include the Academy of Allied Health & Science, Biotechnology High School, High Technology High School, Marine Academy of Science and Technology and Communications High School.<ref>About, Monmouth County Vocational School District. Accessed December 9, 2024.</ref> Students also have the option to attend Academy Charter High School in Lake Como, which accepts students on a lottery basis from the communities of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como.<ref>About Us, Academy Charter High School. Accessed December 9, 2024. "Academy Charter High School is a free public high school for residents of Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken, and Lake Como."</ref><ref name=APP2005>Mullen, Shannon; Shields, Nancy; and Matheson, Kathy. "Crime, school solutions costly as city seeks rebirth; High school improving, but not enough, many say", Asbury Park Press, January 27, 2005. Accessed October 3, 2013. "It was the day of the charter school's annual lottery, when names of applicants are drawn at random to fill the last remaining slots in next fall's freshman class. Academy Charter, now in its seventh year, is free to students in Asbury Park and the seven nearby towns that are sending districts for Asbury Park High School: Allenhurst, Avon, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Interlaken and Lake Como, formerly South Belmar."</ref>
Transportation
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Roads and highways
[edit]Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Monmouth County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>
Route 71 is the main north–south road that passes through. Route 35 is immediately outside the borough, and provides access to Route 138/Interstate 195. The Garden State Parkway is also nearby.<ref>Monmouth County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed February 16, 2023.</ref>
Public transportation
[edit]NJ Transit provides bus transportation to Philadelphia on the 317 route and local service on the 830 route. The closest NJ transit train service is at the Belmar<ref>Belmar station, NJ Transit. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref> and Bradley Beach stations.<ref>Bradley Beach station, NJ Transit. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref> on the North Jersey Coast Line.<ref>Transportation Map - Rail Service, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref><ref>North Jersey Coast Line schedule, NJ Transit, updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref>
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen climate classification system, Avon-by-the-Sea has a Humid subtropical climate (Cfa).
Ecology
[edit]According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Avon-by-the-Sea would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass Spartina (73) with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal Prairie (20).<ref name="Conservation Biology Institute">U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions), Data Basin, Accessed July 14, 2023.</ref>
Notable people
[edit]Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Avon-by-the-Sea include:
- Leo P. Carlin (1908–1999), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1953 to 1962<ref>Pace, Eric. "Leo Carlin, a Mayor of Newark, Dies at 91", The New York Times, December 22, 1999. Accessed August 8, 2016. "Leo P. Carlin, Democratic mayor of Newark from 1953 to 1962 who was the city's first mayor in modern times to be chosen by its electorate, died on Friday. He was 91. He died at his home in Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J., where he had lived year-round since the late 1960s."</ref>
- Pat Delany, basketball coach who has worked in various coaching positions in the NBA<ref>Pat Delany, Saint Anselm Hawks. Accessed July 8, 2023. "Hometown: Avon, N.J.; High School: Christian Brothers"</ref>
- Bronson Howard (1842–1908), dramatist<ref>Howard, Bronson. Bronson, Howard, 1842-1908: Founder and President of the American Dramatists Club: Addresses Delivered at the Memorial Meeting Sunday, October 18, 1908, at the Lyceum Theatre, New York, p. 73. Marion Press, 1910. Accessed June 12, 2017. "In the springtime, the tender devotion of those him was rewarded by a gain in strength, so that, when summer came, his removal from his city residence overlooking the Hudson River to Avon-by-the-Sea, a cottage settlement on the New Jersey coast, gave every promise of restored health."</ref>
- Mischa Levitzki (1898–1941), concert pianist<ref>Staff. "Mischa Levitzki, Noted Pianist, Dies; Virtuoso Who Won Acclaim of Audiences Throughout World Succumbs to Heart Attack Known As Child Prodigy Composer, 42, Made His Debut Here in 1916 After Giving Many Recitals in Europe", The New York Times, January 3, 1941. Accessed December 27, 2016. "Avon-by-the-sea, N. J., Jan 2. - Mischa Levitski, distinguished concert pianist and composer, died suddenly of a heart attack this morning in his home here at the age of 42."</ref>
- Bob Scrabis (born 1936), former American football player who played with the New York Titans<ref>Gehman, Jim. "Where Are They Now: Bob Scrabis", New York Jets, December 16, 2021. Accessed February 17, 2023. "Scrabis and his wife, Janice, make their home in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey."</ref>
- Bob Scrabis (born Template:Circa), former college basketball player for the Princeton Tigers men's basketball team<ref>"Faces in the Crowd", Sports Illustrated, March 12, 1984. Accessed February 17, 2023. "Bob Scrabis; Avon, N.J. - Bob, a 6'3" junior guard for the Red Bank Catholic High basketball team, sank 23 of 24 free throws, including all 10 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Caseys to a 71-65 win over Long Branch High."</ref>
- E. Donald Sterner (1894–1983), lumberman and politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and as chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee<ref>Staff. "E. Donald Sterner, 89; Held Jersey State Posts", The New York Times, October 3, 1983. Accessed September 9, 2015. "E. Donald Sterner, a lumber company president who served as a New Jersey state senator and became the state's first Highway Commissioner, died Friday at the Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune City. He was 89 years old and lived in Avon."</ref>
References
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- Avon-by-the-Sea official website
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- School Data for the Avon Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics
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