Avon, New York | |
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 The formerErie Railroad depot in Avon, now a restaurant | |
  Avon  Avon | |
| Coordinates:42°54′37″N77°44′52″W / 42.91028°N 77.74778°W /42.91028; -77.74778 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Livingston |
| Town | Avon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Hall |
| • Mayor | Rob Hayes |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.15 sq mi (8.15 km2) |
| • Land | 3.15 sq mi (8.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 650 ft (198 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,399 |
| • Density | 1,080.3/sq mi (417.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 14414 |
| Area code | 585 |
| FIPS code | 36-03353 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0942736 |
| Website | avon-ny |
Avon is avillage in thetown of Avon,Livingston County,New York, United States. The village population was 3,394 at the 2010 census,[2] out of 7,146 people in the entire town. The village and town are named after theRiver Avon in England.
Avon was founded by European Americans along theGenesee River, across from the historicSeneca village known as Conawagus (in a transliterated spelling; also spelled as Ca-noh-wa-gas, Conewaugus, or Canawaugus, and asGa:non'wagês in theSeneca language).[3][page needed][4] The Seneca were among the original Five Nations of theIroquois Confederacy and had occupied this territory for many hundreds of years prior to European encounter.
The Seneca village was located on the east side of theGenesee River, "about a mile above the ford".[5]Ga:non'wagês was an important village to the Seneca during the eighteenth century. Their religious leaderHandsome Lake was born here about 1735. One of his nephews, later known asGovernor Blacksnake, moved here with his family shortly after his birth. He was an important war chief who allied with the British during the Revolutionary War; later he became one of the first Native Americans to publish his memoirs, aided by a fellow Seneca who translated them into English.[3] An edited version of this memoir was published in 2005, with explanations of material about his people.[3] The leaderCornplanter, a maternal uncle of Chainbreaker, was born in this village around 1750.
European-American (white) settlers did not reach any number until about 1785, after the Americans had gained independence in the Revolutionary War and forced the Iroquois nations who had been allied with the British to cede their lands in the region. Many of these new settlers were fromNew England and eastern New York. They organized the town in 1789 as "Hartford", and changed the name in 1808 to "Avon".[6]
In the early 19th century, the village was noted as a spa and resort destination because of its nearbymineral springs. The village was incorporated in 1858. TheAvon station on theErie Railroad opened in 1865; railroads had superseded theErie and related canals as the chief means of transportation of freight and passengers in the state. Avon was known historically in the late 19th and early 20th centuries forharness racing at theAvon Driving Park.
TheAaron Barber Memorial Building,Avon Inn,First Methodist Episcopal Church of Avon,Hall's Opera Block, andJ. Francis Kellogg House are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[7]
Avon is located at42°54′37″N77°44′51″W / 42.91028°N 77.74750°W /42.91028; -77.74750 (42.91029, -77.747687).[8] According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.1 km2), all land.[9] TheGenesee River forms the western boundary of the village. Avon is in the north part of Livingston County, near the border ofMonroe County.
U.S. Route 20,New York State Route 5, andNew York State Route 39 all were constructed to pass through the village or follow existing routes. Two miles to the east isInterstate 390.Rochester is 20 miles (32 km) to the north,Canandaigua is 24 miles (39 km) to the east,Geneseo, the Livingstoncounty seat, is 9 miles (14 km) to the south, andBatavia is 24 miles (39 km) to the northwest.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1840 | 600 | — | |
| 1850 | 500 | −16.7% | |
| 1860 | 879 | 75.8% | |
| 1870 | 900 | 2.4% | |
| 1880 | 1,617 | 79.7% | |
| 1890 | 1,653 | 2.2% | |
| 1900 | 1,601 | −3.1% | |
| 1910 | 2,053 | 28.2% | |
| 1920 | 2,585 | 25.9% | |
| 1930 | 2,403 | −7.0% | |
| 1940 | 2,339 | −2.7% | |
| 1950 | 2,412 | 3.1% | |
| 1960 | 2,772 | 14.9% | |
| 1970 | 3,260 | 17.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,006 | −7.8% | |
| 1990 | 2,995 | −0.4% | |
| 2000 | 2,977 | −0.6% | |
| 2010 | 3,394 | 14.0% | |
| 2020 | 3,399 | 0.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] | |||
As of thecensus[11] of 2000, there were 2,977 people, 1,151 households, and 749 families residing in the village. The population density was 992.8 inhabitants per square mile (383.3/km2). There were 1,215 housing units at an average density of 405.2 per square mile (156.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.70%White, 1.85%Black orAfrican American, 0.24%Native American, 0.81%Asian, 0.03%Pacific Islander, 0.24% fromother races, and 1.14% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.97% of the population.
There were 1,151 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% weremarried couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $40,109, and the median income for a family was $53,105. Males had a median income of $40,156 versus $27,470 for females. Theper capita income for the village was $22,758. About 6.4% of families and 7.5% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
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