Avon (town), New York
| Avon | |
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| Nickname(s): Corn Village | |
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| Coordinates: 42°54′43″N 77°44′46″W / 42.91194°N 77.74611°WCoordinates: 42°54′43″N 77°44′46″W / 42.91194°N 77.74611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Livingston |
| Settled | 1789 |
| Established | 1789 |
| Renamed | 1808 |
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| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | David LeFeber (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 41.2 sq mi (107 km2) |
| Population (Census 2010) | |
| • Total | 7,146 |
| • Density | 170/sq mi (67/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website | www.Avon-NY.org |
Avon (/ˈævɑːn/) is a town in Livingston County, New York, United States. The town is bordered on the north by the town of Rush, New York in Monroe County. Avon is south of Rochester. The population was 7,146 at the 2010 census. The town is named after the river Avon. The town has a village within it also called Avon.
After the Iroquois title to the land was extinguished in 1788 with the Phelps and Gorham Purchase, white settlement of the area around what would be Avon began. In 1789, Dr. Timothy Hosmer, Maj. Isaiah Thompson, William Wadsworth, and others from Hartford, Connecticut purchased a tract east of the Genesee River and named it Hartford after their homeland. The town's name was changed to Avon in 1808 to avoid confusion with another Hartford in Washington County. In 1818, part of the town was removed to form the new town of Rush. County lines shifted as well, Avon and Rush both being part of Ontario County until the formation of Livingston County and Monroe County) in 1821.
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