Welcome to Avondale ...

The city of Avondale is located in Clay County<1>.

The location of Avondale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Avondale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Avondale has a population of 455 people<3> (see below for details).

Avondale is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Avondale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Avondale is within the boundaries of the (816) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Avondale had an population of 455 people. This is an increase of 3.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Avondale had a population of 440 people. This makes Avondale the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 440 people, the population of Avondale decreased 16.82% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 529 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Avondale.

Communities Also Named Avondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 61 communities that are also named Avondale - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (8), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (5), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Avondale.

Communities near Avondale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Avondale.

• Kansas City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <5>
• Overland Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <5>
• Kansas City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <5>
• Independence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Lee's Summit
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
  • Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <5>
• Shawnee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <5>
• Blue Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <5>
• Lenexa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <5>
• Leawood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <5>
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Avondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Avondale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Avondale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avondale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Avondale. See our Newspapers Page for Avondale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avondale ...

Looking for more information about Avondale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Avondale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Avondale.

Adding Avondale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Avondale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Avondale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Avondale post office opened in 1915.

We also found Avondale on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Missouri (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Avondale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Avondale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycogov.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/