Avon, Alabama

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County and state location
Basic data
State : United States
State : Alabama
County : Houston County
Coordinates : 31 ° 11 ′  N , 85 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 11 ′  N , 85 ° 17 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 543 (as of 2010)
Population density : 79.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.8 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 6.8 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 78 m
FIPS : 01-03364
GNIS ID : 0113308

Avon is a place in Houston County in the US state of Alabama .

geography

Avon is located in southeast Alabama in the southern United States. The place is approximately 18 kilometers from the southern Florida border and 15 kilometers from the eastern Georgia border.

Nearby places include Cowarts (immediately to the northwest), Ashford (<1 km east), Webb (3 km north) and Dothan (3 km west).

history

Avon was first settled in the mid-19th century. The first church was built around 1875. The economy has always been characterized by agriculture.

traffic

Avon is crossed by US Highway 84 to the north . Alabama State Route 1 as well as US Highway 231 and US Highway 431 run a few kilometers west of the city .

Dothan Regional Airport is located about 18 kilometers northwest of the city .

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, Avon had 466 residents, 185 households, and 138 families. The population density was 68.4 inhabitants per km ². 94.42% were white, 4.29% were African American. Children under the age of 18 lived in 36.8% of households. The median income was $ 37,679, with 12.4% of the population living below the poverty line .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Missouri Census Data Center  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 12, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu