Avon, Minnesota
—  City  —
Location of Avon, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°36′32″N 94°27′7″W / 45.60889°N 94.45194°W / 45.60889; -94.45194
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Stearns
Area
• Total	1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
• Land	1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,132 ft (345 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	1,396
• Density	1,201.8/sq mi (464.0/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	56310
Area code(s)	320
FIPS code	27-03070[2]
GNIS feature ID	0639541[3]
Website	www.cityofavonmn.com

Avon is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,396 at the 2010 census.^[1] It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Within Avon's city boundaries are three lakes which are named Upper Spunk, Middle Spunk, and Lower Spunk Lake. In honor of these lakes, Avon hosts an annual celebration called "Spunktacular Days" ("Spunk Days" for short). The word "spunk"^[4] means material to start a fire, or torchwood, which settlers used to gather in the area. In total there are eight lakes within the city of Avon.

  Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²), all of it land.

Interstate 94 and County Highway 9 are two of the main routes in the city.

  Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,242 people, 470 households, and 355 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,201.8 people per square mile (465.6/km²). There were 492 housing units at an average density of 476.1 per square mile (184.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.36% White, 0.08% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 470 households out of which 41.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,721, and the median income for a family was $53,214. Males had a median income of $37,386 versus $25,238 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,980. About 1.3% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

  References in Popular Culture

In his 35th anniversary broadcast of his radio variety show^[5], A Prairie Home Companion, which was performed live in Avon on July 4, 2009, Garrison Keillor referred to Avon as being "about as close to Lake Wobegon as you can get."

  References

1. ^ ^{a b} "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ Definition of "spunk"
5. ^ A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor | American Public Media, 35th anniversary show announcement

  External links

• City website

Municipalities and communities of Stearns County, Minnesota, United States County seat: St. Cloud Cities Albany Avon Belgrade Brooten‡ Clearwater‡ Cold Spring Eden Valley‡ Elrosa Freeport Greenwald Holdingford Kimball Lake Henry Meire Grove Melrose New Munich Paynesville Richmond Rockville Roscoe Sartell‡ Sauk Centre Spring Hill St. Anthony St. Augusta St. Cloud‡ St. Joseph St. Martin St. Rosa St. Stephen Waite Park Townships Albany Ashley Avon Brockway Collegeville Crow Lake Crow River Eden Lake Fair Haven Farming Getty Grove Holding Krain Lake George Lake Henry Le Sauk Luxemburg Lynden Maine Prairie Melrose Millwood Munson North Fork Oak Paynesville Raymond Sauk Centre Spring Hill St. Joseph St. Martin St. Wendel Wakefield Zion CDP Fairhaven Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 45°36′33″N 94°27′06″W / 45.60917°N 94.45167°W / 45.60917; -94.45167