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Avon is a fast-growing town in Washington and Lincoln townships, Hendricks County, just west of Indianapolis along U.S. Route 36.

The first settlement at Avon was made around 1830, and its first post office opened in 1868 under the name Smootsdell, for John Smoot, before being renamed Avon in 1870 after the River Avon in England.

Despite its 19th-century roots, Avon was not officially incorporated as a town until 1995.

Avon's population exploded from 6,248 in 2000 to 12,446 in 2010 and 21,474 in the 2020 census, a 72.5 percent jump in a single decade.

The 2020 census counted 7,781 households in Avon, and 38 percent of them had children under 18 living at home, reflecting its popularity with young families commuting to Indianapolis.

Downtown Indianapolis is only about 13 miles east of Avon via U.S. Route 36, and the town borders Brownsburg, Danville, and Plainfield.

Avon covers about 19.4 square miles, making it one of the larger Indiana towns by land area even though it only incorporated in 1995.

Most of Avon is served by the Avon Community School Corporation, whose mascot is the Oriole, and its main campus is Avon High School.

Avon High School's marching band, the Marching Black and Gold, won the Bands of America Grand National championship three straight years, in 2008, 2009, and 2010, one of only three schools ever to hold a three-year national title streak.

The town's best-known landmark is the Avon Haunted Bridge, a railroad bridge wrapped in local ghost lore.