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Summary for Avon


Although we found mention of Avon during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..


About Avon (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Iron County (see below)

Time Zone: Avon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)<2>

Telephone Area Code: (435)

Elevation: 5,170 feet [1,575.82 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Avon:

Lat:   37.894200°   (or 37°53'39" N)

Lon:   -113.350100°   (or -113°21'0" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Avon<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Avon

GNIS ID:   1437492

FIPS State / Place Code:   49 / 03070

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Avon)


About Iron County

The community of Parowan is the County Seat for Iron County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Iron)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<6>     55,269   (19.73% increase since 2010)  
2010     46,163   (36.66% increase since 2000)
2000:     33,779

Total Area:<7>   3,301 sq. miles [8,549.8 km²]

Housing Units: <8>   19,667

Official Website:   www.ironnet.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Iron

GNIS ID:   1448025

FIPS State / County Code:   49 / 021

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Avon)


About Utah

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     3,203,383   (15.9% increase since 2010)  
2010:     2,763,885   (23.77% increase since 2000)
2000:     2,233,169

Websites for State of Utah

Official Website:   https://www.utah.gov/

Tourism:   https://utah.com/trip-planning

Parks:   https://stateparks.utah.gov/

Fishing:   https://wildlife.utah.gov/fishing-in-utah.html

Hunting:   https://wildlife.utah.gov/hunting-in-utah.html

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Utah

GNIS ID:   1455989

FIPS State:   49

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Avon)

The official website for Iron County: www.ironnet.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Avon and then turned west". While Avon could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Avon as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Avon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Just in case there has been confusion between counties, we found that there are two Utah communities named Avon: This one is located in Iron County and the other is located in Cache County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Avon.
<2>While Avon is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Avon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Avon, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Avon.
<6>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Avon. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).









 

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