Town of Avon, Massachusetts

Avon Hill
(Middlesex County)

Axtell Corner
(Worcester County)

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The Town of Avon is located in Norfolk County.

Avon is 70 feet [21.34 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Avon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Avon can be found in:

	Connecticut
	Maine
	New York
	Wisconsin

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Avon had a population of 4,443 people ^<2> (or 0.68% of the total population of Norfolk County). The population of Avon represented 0.07% of the total of Massachusetts.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Avon had a population of 4,300 people. This is a decrease of 3.22% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Avon.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	4,300	-3.22%	+0.23% since 2007
2007	4,290	-3.44%	-0.26% since 2006
2006	4,301	-3.2%	-0.3% since 2005
2005	4,314	-2.9%
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2000	4,443	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Attleboro	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	42,833	1.82% increase
Boston	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	609,023	3.37% increase
Brookline	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	54,896	3.87% decrease
Cambridge	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	105,596	4.18% increase
Newton	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	82,139	2.02% decrease
Quincy	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	92,339	4.9% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Avon.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Massachusetts ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avon - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Avon. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Avon and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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