Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey
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Avon-by-the-Sea (often called simply Avon; pronunciation: /ævɒn/, AH-von[18][19]) is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,933,[9] an increase of 32 (+1.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,901,[20][21] which in turn reflected a decline of 343 (−15.3%) from the 2,244 counted in the 2000 census.[22]
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Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.191418°N 74.015105°W / 40.191418; -74.015105[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Monmouth |
Incorporated | March 23, 1900 |
Named for | Avon, England |
Government | |
• Type | Walsh Act |
• Body | Board of Commissioners |
• Mayor | Edward Bonanno (term ends December 31, 2027)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Kerry McGuigan[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Michele Darling (d)eputy[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
• Land | 0.43 sq mi (1.10 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2) 21.30% |
• Rank | 545th of 565 in state 47th of 53 in county[1] |
Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,933 |
• Estimate (2022)[10] | 1,940 |
• Rank | 487th of 565 in state 42nd of 53 in county[11] |
• Density | 4,542.3/sq mi (1,753.8/km2) |
• Rank | 128th of 565 in state 13th of 53 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area codes | 732[14] |
FIPS code | 3402502440[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885147[1][17] |
Website | www |
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Avon-by-the-Sea was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1900, from portions of Neptune City.[23] The borough was named for Avon, England,[24][25] or for the Avon Inn, a hotel constructed in 1883.[26]