Avon Lake, Ohio

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Avon Lake is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 18,145 at the 2000 census. Avon Lake was designed a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 General Information
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Avon Lake is located at 41°30′6″N, 82°0′23″W (41.501595, -82.006309)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.8 km² (11.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 18,145 people, 6,711 households, and 5,133 families residing in the city. The population density was 629.5/km² (1,630.0/mi²). There were 6,934 housing units at an average density of 240.5/km² (622.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.31% White, 0.45% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.25% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

Major ethnicities in Avon Lake include German (36.2% of the population,) Irish (22.7%,) English (13.9%,) Italian (11.4%,) Polish (7.3%,) and Slovak (5.3%.)

[edit] General Information

Avon Lake is a western suburb of Cleveland located on the shore of Lake Erie between Cleveland and the city of Lorain in northeastern Lorain County. Avon Lake was first settled in 1812 and separated from the Township (now City) of Avon in 1915 to form the Township of Avon Lake. Avon Lake gained city status in 1960 with a population of just under 10,000. Avon Lake's current population is just below 20,000 and is continuing to grow. Avon Lake has four public elementary schools (Eastview, Erieview, Redwood, and Westview), one public intermediate school (Troy), one public middle school (Learwood), one public high school (Avon Lake), and one parochial grade school, Saint Joseph, grades 1-8. Two major routes pass through Avon Lake, US-6 and SR-83. Avon Lake is approximently 2 miles north of Interstate 90/SR-2 which is a quick artery to downtown Cleveland.

The median income for a household in the city was $65,988, and the median income for a family was $76,603. Males had a median income of $57,294 versus $32,458 for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,336. About 1.0% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. Avon Lake is also the home to several bars and taverns. Downtown Avon Lake, aka "The Theater District" or "The A.L. Flats" is the home to such watering holes as Tailgators, [Johnny Malloys], and the Huddle.