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Town of Avon, Maine

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The Town of Avon is located in Franklin County.

Avon is 310 feet [94.49 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 
 Massachusetts 
 New York 
 Wisconsin 

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Avon had a population of 504 people<2> (or 1.71% of the total population of Franklin County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Avon had a population of 483 people. This is a decrease of 4.17% 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.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
2008483-4.17%-0.82% since 2007
2007487-3.37%-0.61% since 2006
2006490-2.78%-0.2% since 2005
2005491-2.58% 
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2000504The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<3>2008
Population		Change
Since 2000
 Anson   E18 mi [28.97 km]2,5421.59% decrease
 Chesterville   SE18 mi [28.97 km]1,2597.61% increase
 Dixfield   S16 mi [25.75 km]2,5300.64% increase
 Farmington   SE10 mi [16.09 km]7,5451.82% increase
 Jay   S16 mi [25.75 km]4,7724.27% decrease
 Kingfield   N17 mi [27.36 km]1,1463.9% increase

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


The Commemorative Quarter for Maine
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Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Avon. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Town of Avon:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Avon? Please visit the Map Page for Avon.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avon - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Avon.

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<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.

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<4>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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