Avon, Indiana

• Home of four star schools, two time Avon High School marching band grand national champion, 2009 state high school boys golf champions.
• Home of the Hendricks Symphony and Choir.
• Home of the Hendricks Regional Health YMCA
• Home of over 20 religious establishments.
• Birthplace of William T. Hornaday, saviour of the American Buffalo.
• Home of the famous Haunted Bridge over White Lick Creek.
• Birthplace of the soybean in the United States.
• Home of the first outdoor table tennis tables in Indiana.
• Notable businesses: Harlan Bakeries, Phoenix Fabricators, Acme Masking, American Fasteners, Mears Marchine.
   

• Previous town names included Hampton, White Lick, Smootsdell and New Philadelphia.
• Avon was named when a railroadman put a stake in the ground at the railyard that said Avon.
• Smoke Free Ordinance provides for healthy living. 
• Population - 2000 census: 6,248
• Population - 2010 (projected): more than 12,000
• Greater Avon Population is estimated to be 45,000
   
• Information about the history and origin of Avon can be found on the Washington Township History page of the Avon-Washington Township Public Library website or in the history section of the Town's web site.
• Major retailers include Meijer's, Menard's, Lowe's, Super Target, Wal Mart, Dicks, Barnes and Noble, Starbucks.
• Restaurants include locally owned fair such as Charbonos (steak/pasta), Cinnamon Rooster (breakfast/lunch), Nawlins Cajun, Cajun Cafe, Greeleaf (vietnamese), Booneys (sports restaurant).
• 84 acre Avon Town Hall Park offers amenites including walking trails, fishing, shelters, playgrounds, natural walking paths, 18 hole disc golf course, free WIFI, 2 outdoor table tennis tables (to be built in spring of 2010). It is also the home of the Angel of Hope statue to remember children that have passed away.

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