Avon, Colorado
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The Town of Avon is a home rule municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,561 at the 2000 census. Avon is the gateway to the Beaver Creek Resort which lies about two miles south of the town.
[edit] Geography
  Avon is along I-70 and the Eagle River.
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Avon is located at (39.638254, -106.521797)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 20.7 km² (8.0 mi²). 20.7 km² (8.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.25%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 5,561 people, 1,890 households, and 971 families residing in the town. The population density was 268.7/km² (695.9/mi²). There were 2,557 housing units at an average density of 123.6/km² (320.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 72.52% White, 0.79% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 21.79% from other races, and 3.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 39.96% of the population.
There were 1,890 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.23.
In the town the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age of 18, 17.5% from 18 to 24, 47.1% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 1.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 141.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 144.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $56,921, and the median income for a family was $52,339. Males had a median income of $33,053 versus $30,703 for females. The per capita income for the town was $30,115. About 7.1% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
[edit] External links
- Official town website
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