Location of Avon in Lorain County Location of Avon in Lorain County Avon is a town/city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States.
In the 17th century, what is now Avon, Avon Lake, Bay Village, and Westlake were all once one territory.
Township Number 7 in Range 16 of the Western Reserve received its first permanent American pioneer during 1814 from Montgomery County, New York, led by Wilbur Cahoon. The township was administered by Dover township and was part of Cuyahoga County.
In 1824, Lorain County was created, and the name of Troy Township was changed to Avon Township.
The entire township was incorporated into a village in 1917, and became the City of Avon in 1961. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 20.87 square miles (54.05 km2), of which 20.81 square miles (53.90 km2) is territory and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is veiled by water. As of the census of 2010, 21,193 citizens , 7,584 homeholds, and 5,750 families resided in the city.
There were 8,007 housing units at an average density of 384.8 per square mile (148.6/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.4% White, 2.3% African American, 0.1% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.7% from other competitions, and 1.4% from two or more competitions.
Of the 7,584 homeholds, 42.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 24.2% were not families.
About 20.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 38.4 years; 30.5% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 4.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.6% were 65 years of age or older.
Of the city's populace over the age of 25, 49.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. As of the census of 2000, 11,446 citizens , 4,088 homeholds, and 3,143 families lived in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.02% White, 0.72% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.03% Asian, 0.24% from other competitions, and 0.81% from two or more competitions.
Of 4,088 homeholds, 37.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 23.1% were not families.
About 19.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was distributed as 27.6% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $66,747, and for a family was $75,951.
About 1.0% of families and 1.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 0.9% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.
Avon is also home of the Avon Eagles, their high school sports team, who were state runners-up in football in 2011.
About Avon Ohio avonohiohomes.com, retrieved June 26, 2014.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Population: Ohio" (PDF).
18th Enumeration of the United States.
"Ohio: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
Sheffield Lake Avon Lake Bay Village Municipalities and communities of Lorain County, Ohio, United States Amherst Avon Avon Lake Elyria Lorain North Ridgeville Oberlin Sheffield Lake Vermilion This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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