Avon is a town in Washington Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States.

U.S. Route 36 is the main east–west road through the town, leading east 13 miles (21 km) to downtown Indianapolis and west 7 miles (11 km) to the center of Danville.

There were 4,742 housing units at an average density of 333.0 per square mile (128.6/km2).

19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of the 2000 census,[11] there were 6,248 people, 2,127 households, and 1,786 families living in the town.

There were 2,240 housing units at an average density of 351.1 per square mile (135.6/km2).

12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The Avon Marching Black and Gold, led by Jay Webb, Matt Harloff, Daniel Wiles, Karl Hartman, and Robert Burns, was ranked number one in the state of Indiana by the Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) seven years in a row (two times in Class B, five times in Class A).

[12] The winning streak ended during the ISSMA state championship on November 1, 2008, when they placed second.

[12] On November 15, 2008, they were ranked as the best high school marching band in the country, placing first during Bands of America Grand Nationals for the first time in the school's history.