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Avon was settled in 1645 and was originally a part of Farmington but sold to the Puritans in a land charter granted by the Duke of York in 1830. Avon was originally called Northington (the north parish) before it broke off from Farmington. According to the Avon Historical Society, Avon's independence was rooted in the need for a church that was more accessible to the growing town's population than the Congregational Church in Farmington. They eventually commissioned someone to come north from the Yale Divinity School to found the first church. It is generally considered a suburb of Hartford. Avon Old Farms School, a prestigious boarding school, is located there. In 2005, Avon was named the 3rd safest town in America by Money Magazine. It is home to the Pine Grove School House, built in 1865 and remains open today as a museum. Avon was listed as one of the "preppiest" places in the United States in the 1980s best-seller The Official Preppy Handbook. An episode of MTV's My Super Sweet 16 took place there. // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... Coordinates: NECTA Hartford Region Capitol Region Incorporated 1645 Government Type Council-manager  - Town manager Kathleen Eagen  - Council chairman Michael Clark Area  - City 74. ... The Puritans were members of a group of radical Protestants which developed in England after the Reformation. ... The title Duke of York is a title of nobility in the British peerage. ... Yale Divinity School is the one of the constituent graduate schools of Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Avon Old Farms School is a boys prep school in Avon, Connecticut. ... A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but also live, amongst their peers. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Cover of Money magazine Money is a Time Warner financial magazine. ... The Pine Grove School House is an old schoolhouse in the town of Avon, Connecticut (USA). ... Cover of The Official Preppy Handbook The Official Preppy Handbook is a tongue-in-cheek reference guide written by Lisa Birnbach as a parody of an aspect of North American culture she styles as prepdom. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... My Super Sweet 16 is a MTV reality series depicting the travails of wealthy teenagers planning extravagant parties and balls, including 16th birthday parties, Cotillion balls, and Quinceañeras. ...

Historical Populations

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 60.9 km² (23.5 mi²). 59.9 km² (23.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (1.70%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 15,832 people, 6,192 households, and 4,483 families residing in the town. The population density was 264.4/km² (684.8/mi²). There were 6,480 housing units at an average density of 108.2/km² (280.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.93% White, 0.98% African American, 0.05% Native American, 2.96% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 6,192 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03. “Matrimony” redirects here. ...

In the town the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $90,934, and the median income for a family was $109,161. Males had a median income of $76,882 versus $44,848 for females. The per capita income for the town was $51,706. About 0.9% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

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History

How did our little piece of Connecticut develop? Avon was incorporated in 1830, a blink of time away. Two hundred million years before that, dinosaurs walked here: Coelophysis, Anchisaurus, Eubrontes. Four million years ago, a shallow sea covered Connecticut, and mountains as grand as the Alps rose up. Time blew the mountains away bit by bit, and rivers carried their pieces to places like Avon, located low and central. Over eons this sediment hardened into sandstone and shale. Then came fiery lava and the grinding land twisted itself into the steep cliffs of Talcott Mountain.

For the next two million years, glaciers came and went. Thick ice buried Avon at least four times, rubbing the rocks raw and leaving behind boulders from Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. It was enough to make a river go crazy. The Farmington River, which once flowed south, cranked into reverse and burst into the Connecticut River.

And then, that part of the show was over. Twenty-five thousand years ago, after the ice left, mastodons lived here. According to Christopher Bickford in his book Farmington, in the period of 6,000 – 4,000 B.C, the first human inhabitants of the Farmington Valley arrived. About 1,000 years ago, Tunxis settled the area and named it Tunxis Sepus. They belonged to the Algonquian family of tribes, which included Podunk and Naugunk tribes and members of tribes living in the area stretching from Windsor to Haddam. In 1640, the Tunxis Indians sold their land to English proprietors, and the Town of Farmington was established in 1645.

Out from Farmington came Stephen Hart, the first white settler to own land in what is today Avon, called then the “land att Nod.” In 1750, the land of Nod broke off from Farmington when the General Assembly established it as the separate parish of Northington. With this, the Society of Northington took control of its religious affairs, called its first pastor (Rev.Ebenezer Booge, 1751), and built its own meetinghouse (1754).

These were wonderful improvements for the approximately 160 residents. They wrote that they had “reason to hope, with the blessing of God on our labors, [that] we shall be well able to support the Gospel among ourselves for the future....”

The question of where to put the new meetinghouse, however, caused great local concern. At the time, most homes were located east of the Farmington River in today’s Waterville Road vicinity. Accordingly, the Hartford County Court said the meetinghouse must be there. Twenty-two inhabitants living west of the river signed a petition claiming hardship at crossing the river to attend church. The Court didn’t budge, and the first meetinghouse went up east of the river in 1754. The site, located at the end of today’s Reverknolls, off of Route 10, is marked by a small monument.

Northington’s population in the western section grew, but there was no bridge for these inhabitants to use to get to church until 1763. Even then, ice and floods destroyed that bridge and at least five other bridges over the next few decades.

Time and population growth - and a suspicious meetinghouse fire in 1817, resolved the one-meetinghouse problem. With the development of Lovely Street and Whortleberry Hill to the west, political power shifted west. Every voice counted for the vote to build a new meetinghouse in what is today West Avon. By a vote of 44 to 37, a new meetinghouse went up in 1818 (today the West Avon Congregational Church on Country Club Road). Fourteen of the minority votors formed a new Congregational society, and built Avon’s second church the very next year, 1819 (today the Avon Congregational Church on West Main Street).

With the meetinghouse issue at rest - if not exactly at peace - the time was coming to make the parish into a town. A book published in 1820 highlighted the area’s natural beauty: Remarks Made on a Short Tour between Hartford and Quebec in the Autumn of 1819. Its author was Benjamin Silliman, a Yale College professor of Chemistry and Natural History. Inside were engravings based on Daniel Wadsworth’s drawings, including two spectacular views of Avon Mountain and the Wadsworth estate.

The parish’s business outlook looked good with the completion in 1828 of the Farmington Canal, a 36-foot wide highway of water linking Northington to Northampton, Long Island Sound, and New York City. On Dec. 22, 1828, Northington residents voted to incorporate, and to petition the Connecticut General Assembly to become a town. The vote was 59 in favor, and 44 opposed. With this vote, Avon agreed to sever ties with Farmington, its mother town. Farmington, founded in 1645, would eventually spin off a total ofseven daughter towns: Southington (1779), Berlin (1785), Bristol (1785), Burlington (1806), Avon (1830), New Britain (1850), and Plainville (1869).

The General Assembly finally approved the petition on May 5, 1830, granting that Northington parish “is hereby incorporated into a distinct town, by the name of Avon….” The voters met seven weeks later at the West Avon Congregational Church on June 21, 1830 to organize their government. At this meeting they had elections for moderator, selectmen, town clerk, treasurer, constables, grand jurors, tythingmen, fence viewers, keykeepers, sealers of weights and measures, assessors, a board of relief, and a committee to sell highways and remove nuisances. Town and electors’ meetings alternated between the West Avon Congregational Church and the Avon Congregational Church from 1830 until 1891, when the town built its first town hall.

Why the name Avon? The accepted story is that the name came from the Avon River in England. “Avon” had been in use here as early as 1753, when church marriage records began to record the bride or groom’s residence as “Avon” or “Northington.”

In 1830, Avon had 1,025 residents, two Congregational meetinghouses, the Baptist Church, the Farmington Canal, a bustling Canal Warehouse, Francis Woodford’s three story hotel across the road from Obadiah Gillet’s Tally Ho Tavern and Inn, and the Talcott Mountain Turnpike conveniently linking Avon with Boston, Hartford, Albany (N.Y.) and points west. With this Albany Turnpike (today Route 44) and the busy canal, Avon was at a dynamic crossroads.

Just six years later, in 1836, Avon was among the towns included in Connecticut Historical Collections, John Barber’s sumptuous book about Connecticut’s history. Barber described Avon as “for the most part a level and fertile tract of land in the valley of the Farmington river, between two mountainous ridges on the east and west.”

John Barber got that one right. Avon was fertile. Families thrived on dairy, poultry, and tobacco farms, notably the Alsop, Buckland, Colton, Delbon, Distin, Stone, Strong, Thompson, Watson, Westerman and Viti farms.

Avon blossomed with the coming of energetic and talented men and women from Italy, Ireland, Eastern Europe, and Germany. They worked at the impressive yet volatile Climax Fuse factory (later named Ensign-Bickford), farmed, and operated shops. Education advanced even within the constraints of one-room schoolhouses. Pleasures and problems brought by the automobile continue today.

Avon’s past is present. The 1778 First Company Horse Guards still operates. The Town converted the former Ensign-Bickford Company fuse factory buildings into offices and workshops. The North Blacksmith Shop is now Avon Old Farms Inn’s Forge Room.

Life in early Avon is frozen in the remarkable diaries of Reverend Rufus Hawley, covering 1767-1812, and the journals and notebooks of Frank Hadsell, covering 1845-1942. Frank and his brother Clinton, both photographers, left behind hundreds of glass plate negatives taken about 1889-1919, when Avon’s population was still – as it had been in 1830 - just over 1,000.

People and places of special interest include the Heublein Tower overlooking Avon, a familiar landmark. It was there that Republicans asked General Dwight Eisenhower to run for president. The innovative Avon Old Farms School for boys opened in 1927, planned and financed by Theodate Pope Riddle, an architect with personal flair and firm convictions about design. Mrs. Riddle employed stonemasons from the English Cotswolds, and skilled Italian immigrants who had built Ensign-Bickford’s stone buildings.

In Avon’s landscape of 22.6 square miles are reminders of the Farmington Canal, the railroad, and Albany Turnpike. The Avon Historical Society operates the restored Pine Grove Schoolhouse, the Living Museum, and the Derrin House, a circa 1810 farmhouse.

In 1950, Avon’s population was projected to soon pass 5,000. Town officials adopted a development plan in 1954. Avon’s Home Rule Charter, was adopted in 1959 and amended in 1962, 1969, 1975, 1980 and 1998. On July 1, 1981, the revised Charter provided for a Town Manager, Town Council, Board of Finance and Town Meeting. Today Avon’s population is estimated at 16,055.

On Nov. 11, 1996, the Town and the Gildo T. Consolini Post 3272, Veterans of Foreign Wars, dedicated the Avon Veterans Memorial on the Town Green. In the Mexican War (1846-1848), three Avon men served, and one was lost. During the Civil War (1861-1865), Avon sent off a heartbreaking sum of 98 men to fight when the whole population of the town was only 1,059. Twenty-five soldiers did not return. For the First World War (1917-1918), Avon contributed 77 men, and lost none. For the Second World War (1941-1946), 300 men and women from Avon served, and losses numbered 13. In the Korean War (1950-1955) 51 from Avon served, with no losses. In the Gulf War (1990-1994), 32 men and women served, with no losses. In Vietnam (1961-1975), among the 153 men and women were served, there was one death and one man Missing in Action.

Avon reaches a fine milestone in 2005: it has been a town for 175 years. Its history stretches back to 1830, and much further. With help from volunteers and donors, the historical collections and programs of the town continue to grow. The Avon Historical Society, and the Avon Free Public Library’s Marian Hunter History Room continue to collect (respectively) Avon-related artifacts and archives.

We hope that Avon’s anniversary events this year will heighten appreciation for our history, and strengthen those organizations, town officials, residents, businesses and volunteers who seek to promote and preserve Avon’s heritage.

Trivia

• Avon was a filming location for the movie Three Card Stud, released in 1999.^[4]
• Andy Sachs, the fictional main character of The Devil Wears Prada, is from Avon.
• Will Friedle, "Eric" on the television show "Boy Meets World" is from Avon and attended the public middle and high schools.
• In Michelle Branch's first video, "Everywhere," she is seen wearing a shirt that says: "Avon Governor's Ranch." This is, in fact, in reference to the First Company Governer's Horse Guard ranch found along West Avon Road in Avon.
• An episode of My Super Sweet Sixteen was shot in Avon.
• On July 29, 2005 one of the worst traffic accidents in Connecticut history occurred at the intersection of US 44 and Route 10 at the foot of Avon Mountain. A runaway dump truck plowed into many stopped vehicles, causing four deaths.^[5] Governor M. Jodi Rell has since proposed safety improvements for this road^[6]

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References

1. ^ U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates
2. ^ American FactFinder profile at United States Census Bureau
3. ^ Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005 (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved on 2006 October 2.
4. ^ [1] Internet Movie DataBase filming location page for Avon, Connecticut, accessed August 4, 2006
5. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/30/nyregion/30avon.html?ex=1280376000&en=0a5a121baf1afd4b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
6. ^ http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/cwp/view.asp?Q=318192&A=2425

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External links

• Avon Official Municipal Web Site
• Avon Connecticut's Community Web site
• Pine Grove Schoolhouse
• Central Regional Tourism District
• Avon Public Schools Website

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Counties	Fairfield | Hartford | Litchfield | Middlesex | New Haven | New London | Tolland | Windham List of Connecticut counties: Connecticut counties Fairfield County: one of four original counties created in Connecticut in 1666. ... Fairfield County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. ... Hartford County is located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. ... Litchfield County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. ... Middlesex County is located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. ... New Haven County is located in the south central part of the state of Connecticut. ... New London County is located in the southeastern corner of the state of Connecticut. ... Tolland County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of Connecticut. ... Windham County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. ...
Cities	Ansonia | Bridgeport | Bristol | Danbury | Derby | Groton | Hartford | Meriden | Middletown | Milford | New Britain | New Haven | New London | Norwalk | Norwich | Shelton | Stamford | Torrington | Waterbury | West Haven This page lists all municipalities incorporated as cities in the state of Connecticut. ... Ansonia is a city and town located in New Haven County, Connecticut, on the Naugatuck River, immediately north of Derby and about 12 miles northwest of New Haven. ... Nickname: Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region Greater Bridgeport Incorporated (town) 1821 Incorporated (city) 1836 Government type Mayor-council  - Mayor John M. Fabrizi Area    - City 50. ... Nickname: Mum City Coordinates: NECTA Hartford Incorporated (town) 1785 Incorporated (city) 1911 Government type Mayor-council Mayor William T. Stortz Area    - City 26. ... Nickname: The Hat City Located in Fairfield County, Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Danbury Region Housatonic Valley Incorporated (town) 1702 Incorporated (city) 1889 Consolidated 1965 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor Mark D. Boughton (R) Area  - City 114. ... Derby is a town located in New Haven County, Connecticut. ... Groton is a city located in New London County, Connecticut. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Meriden is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. ... Nickname: Forest City Coordinates: NECTA Hartford Region Midstate Region Incorporated (town) 1651 Incorporated (city) 1784 Consolidated 1923 Government type Mayor-council Mayor Sebastian N. Giuliano Area    - City 42. ... Nickname: A Small City with a Big Heart Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region South Central Region Named 1640 Incorporated (city) 1959 Government type Mayor-council  - Mayor James L. Richetelli, Jr. ... Nickname: Hardware City Location within the state of Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Hartford Region Central Connecticut Incorporated (town) 1850 Incorporated (city) 1870 Consolidated 1905 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor Timothy T. Stewart Area  - City 34. ... Nickname: The Elm City Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA New Haven Region South Central Region Settled 1638 Incorporated (city) 1784 Consolidated 1895 Government  - Type Mayor-board of aldermen  - Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... Nickname: The Whaling City Motto: MARE LIBERUM Coordinates: NECTA Norwich-New London Region Southeastern Connecticut Settled 1646 (Pequot Plantation) Named 1658 (New London) Incorporated (city) 1784 Government  - Type Council-manager  - City council Margaret Mary Curtin, Mayor Kevin J. Cavanagh, Dep. ... Motto: The Right Place, The Right Time Location in Fairfield County, Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region South Western Region Incorporated 1651 Consolidated 1913 Government type Mayor-council Mayor Dick Moccia Area    - City 36. ... Nickname: The Rose Of New England Coordinates: NECTA Norwich-New London Region Southeastern Connecticut Settled 1659 Incorporated (city) 1784 Consolidated 1952 Government  - Type Council-manager  - City council Benjamin P. Lathrop, Mayor Mark M. Bettencourt Jacqueline Caren John D. Crooks Lawrence N. Goldman John P. Mereen John M. Newson  - City manager... Shelton is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. ... Nickname: The City That Works Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region South Western Region Settled 1641 Incorporated (city) 1893 Consolidated 1949 Government Type Mayor-Board of representatives  - Mayor Dannel Malloy (Dem) Area    - City 134. ... Nickname: none Location within the state of Connecticut County Litchfield County Mayor Ryan Bingham Area    - City 104. ... Nickname: The Brass City Location in Connecticut Coordinates: NECTA Waterbury Region Central Naugatuck Valley Incorporated (town) 1686 Incorporated (city) 1853 Consolidated 1902 Government  - Type Mayor-board of aldermen  - Mayor Michael J. Jarjura Area  - City 74. ... West Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. ...
Places	Towns | Boroughs | Villages | Historic Places | Geography The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 towns. ... In the U.S. state of Connecticut, a borough is an incorporated area that typically provides services to a section (usually urban in nature) of a town. ...