Avon

Also known as Avon, Colorado, Avon, CO

town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Colorado
County: Eagle
Incorporated town: August 1978
Type: home rule town
Mayor: Amy Phillips
Total: 8.424 sq mi (21.819 km )
Land: 8.349 sq mi (21.625 km )
Water: 0.075 sq mi (0.194 km )
Elevation: 7,431 ft (2,265 m)
Density: 727/sq mi (281/km )
Metro: 55,731
Csa: 134,774

Article

Avon is a home rule town located in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 6,072 at the 2020 United States census. The town is a part of the Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Avon is the gateway to the Beaver Creek Resort which lies about two miles (3 km) south of the town. It was the previous site of Vail Resorts before the company moved its physical headquarters to Broomfield, Colorado, in 2006. The town is the home of Liberty Skis, an independent ski manufacturing company.

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