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.
Name: | Avon town |
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LSAD Code: | 43 |
LSAD Description: | town (suffix) |
State: | Alabama |
County: | Houston County |
Elevation: | 256 ft (78 m) |
Total Area: | 2.37 sq mi (6.14 km²) |
Land Area: | 2.36 sq mi (6.12 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²) |
Total Population: | 465 |
Population Density: | 196.78/sq mi (75.97/km²) |
ZIP code: | 36312 |
Area code: | 334 |
FIPS code: | 0103364 |
GNISfeature ID: | 0113308 |
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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 / 31.18944; -85.27917 (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 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km), or 0.78%, are water.
See also
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