Lavon ( ) is a city in Collin County and has been one of the

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's fastest-growing communities, with a 2000 census-tabulated population of 387 and 2020 tabulated population of 4,469.

Geography

Lavon is located in southeastern Collin County at . The center of the city is southeast of

Lavon Dam Lavon Dam is located in Collin County, Texas on the East Fork of the Trinity River, about 3 miles east of Wylie and 22 miles northeast of Dallas. It was constructed to create the Lavon Lake Lavon Lake is a freshwater reservoir located in southea ...

on the East Fork of the Trinity River, forming

Lavon Lake Lavon Lake is a freshwater reservoir located in southeast Collin County, Texas, on the East Fork of the Trinity River near Wylie, off State Highway 78. It is commonly called Lake Lavon for commercial and recreational purposes, but Lavon Lake is ...

. According to the

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, Lavon has a total area of , of which , or 0.39%, is water.

Texas State Highway 78 State Highway 78 (SH 78) is a state highway that follows surface roads in a predominantly southwest-to-northeast direction in the Dallas area before traveling north-northeast to the Oklahoma State border. Route description The highway's south ...

passes through Lavon, leading north to Farmersville and southwest to

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Texas State Highway 205 State Highway 205 (SH 205) is a Texas state highway that runs from SH 78 at Lavon to US 80 at Terrell. This route was designated on May 15, 1934, from Terrell to Rockwall, and was extended north to Lavon on September 1, 1939. The route has be ...

departs from Highway 78 on the west side of Lavon and leads south to Rockwall.

Demographics

At the

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of 2000, 387 people, 136 households, and 116 families were residing in the town. At the 2020 census, its population grew to 4,469. Part of the

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, its population increase is attributed to the rapid influx of residents from other U.S. states and countries. In 2020, there were 1,500 housing units; of the total housing units, 80 were vacant. Among the households and families in the city, the average family size was 3.38 and 19.7% were non-married households in 2019. Of its population from 2000 to 2020, the majority have been non-Hispanic or Latino white Americans. Black and African Americans have remained the second largest racial and ethnic group within the city with

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. The 2019

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determined the median household income was $89,474. Married-couple families had a median household income of $95,558, non-married families $96,010, and non-family households $51,625. In 2000, the median income for a household was $57,083, and for a family was $61,250. Males had a median income of $42,143 versus $31,250 for females. The

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for the town was $20,711. None of the families and 1.3% of the population were living below the

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, including no one under 18 and 10.5% of those over 64.

Education

Lavon is served by the

Community Independent School District Community Independent School District is a public school district based in Nevada, Texas, USA. The district serves students in southeastern Collin County and includes the towns of Copeville, Josephine, and Lavon. A small portion of Hunt Cou ...

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References

External links

City of Lavon official website

''The Wylie News''
newspaper of record for Lavon {{authority control Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Cities in Collin County, Texas Cities in Texas