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Avon, Alabama
Location of Avon in Houston County, Alabama.
Location of Avon in Houston County, Alabama.
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)
 • Total 465
 • Density 196.78/sq mi (75.97/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
36312
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.

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 km2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.78%, are water.

Demographics

Historical population
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%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 Census data

Avon racial composition
Race Num. Perc.
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.

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