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Avon, Alabama
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Location of Avon in Houston County, Alabama.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Houston |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.37 sq mi (6.14 km2) |
| • Land | 2.36 sq mi (6.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 465 |
| • Density | 196.78/sq mi (75.97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code |
36312
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| Area code(s) | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-03364 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0113308 |
Avon is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in January 1957. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 543, its highest to date, up from 466 in 2000.
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Geography
Avon is located near the geographic center of Houston County at 31°11′22″N 85°16′45″W / 31.18944°N 85.27917°W (31.189409, -85.279156). It is bordered to the northwest by Cowarts, and the town limits of Ashford are 0.3 miles (0.48 km) to the east. U.S. Route 84 passes through Avon, leading west 7 miles (11 km) to the center of Dothan and southeast 14 miles (23 km) to the Georgia state line at the Chattahoochee River. Bainbridge, Georgia, is 48 miles (77 km) southeast of Avon.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.78%, are water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 132 | — | |
| 1970 | 374 | 183.3% | |
| 1980 | 433 | 15.8% | |
| 1990 | 462 | 6.7% | |
| 2000 | 466 | 0.9% | |
| 2010 | 543 | 16.5% | |
| 2020 | 465 | −14.4% | |
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2020 Census data
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 409 | 87.96% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 27 | 5.81% |
| Native American | 3 | 0.65% |
| Asian | 2 | 0.43% |
| Other/Mixed | 14 | 3.01% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.15% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 465 people, 200 households, and 161 families residing in the town.
See also
In Spanish: Avon (Alabama) para niños
