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Avon is a city in northeastern Lorain County, Ohio, and is part of the Cleveland metropolitan area.

Avon's first permanent American settlers arrived in 1814 from Montgomery County, New York, led by Wilbur Cahoon, settling land that was then Township Number 7 in the Connecticut Western Reserve.

The township was first organized in 1818 under the name Xeuma, was later renamed Troy Township, and took the name Avon Township in 1824 when Lorain County was created.

An Avon post office was established in 1825, and the entire township was incorporated as a village in 1917 before becoming the City of Avon in 1961.

Avon was a sleepy farming community of just 1,460 people in 1920, but suburban growth exploded after 2000 — the population jumped 85% in a single decade, from 11,446 in 2000 to 21,193 in 2010.

Avon had 24,847 residents at the 2020 census, and Census Bureau estimates put the population at about 25,600 by 2025.

Avon has about 9,500 households, and roughly 88% of its homes are owner-occupied, with a median owner-occupied home value of about $395,900.

Avon bills itself as the 'Duct Tape Capital of the World' because it is home to ShurTech Brands, the maker of Duck Tape brand duct tape.

Every Father's Day weekend since 2003, Avon has hosted the Avon Heritage Duck Tape Festival, a three-day event with a duct tape parade, fashion show, and giant tape sculptures that draws more than 50,000 visitors to Veterans Memorial Park.

The duct tape parade steps off from Avon High School, and Avon Middle School was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education in 2020.