Avon

History

The first settlement at Avon was made around 1830. The first post office at Avon opened as "Smootsdell", in 1868. It was renamed "Avon" in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. The present name comes from the River Avon in England. Avon was officially incorporated as a town in 1995.

Geography

Avon is located in eastern Hendricks County and is bordered to the north by Brownsburg, to the west by Danville, the Hendricks County seat, to the south by Plainfield, and to the east by the city of Indianapolis in Marion County. U.S. Route 36 is the main east–west road through the town, leading east to downtown Indianapolis and west to the center of Danville. Indiana State Road 267 formerly crossed US-36 in the center of Avon, leading north to Brownsburg and south to Plainfield, but that stretch of 267 was decommissioned in 2013, and the section through Avon is now officially called Avon Avenue. According to the 2010 census, Avon has a total area of , of which (or 99.3%) is land and (or 0.7%) is water. Avon is north to south.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  33,366
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  27,228
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  25,965
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,368
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  22,915
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  21,871
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,127
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,938

Largest nearby schools

• Avon High School
  High · Avon · 3,348 students · 19.5:1 ratio
• Brownsburg High School
  High · Brownsburg · 3,177 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• Plainfield High School
  High · Plainfield · 1,782 students · 19.8:1 ratio
• Plainfield Community Middle School
  Middle · Plainfield · 1,370 students · 17.3:1 ratio
• Brownsburg East Middle School
  Middle · Brownsburg · 1,340 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• Brownsburg West Middle School
  Middle · Brownsburg · 1,043 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Avon Middle School North
  Middle · Avon · 854 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Avon Intermediate School East
  Middle · Avon · 849 students · 16.3:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2023-10-31
  7 km ESE of Linden, Indiana
• M 3.82 — 2021-06-17
  Illinois-Indiana border region
• M 3.8 — 2010-12-30
  6 km SE of Greentown, Indiana
• M 3.8 — 2004-09-12
  4 km NW of Manilla, Indiana