Avoca, Indiana
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History
Avoca was platted in 1819.[2] The community likely took its name after the River Avoca, which was mentioned in a poem by Thomas Moore.[3] The Avoca post office was established in 1856.[4]
Geography
Avoca is located in northwestern Lawrence County in the southwest corner of Marshall Township. Indiana State Road 37 runs along the eastern edge of the community, leading north Script error: No such module "convert". to Bloomington and south Script error: No such module "convert". to Bedford, the Lawrence county seat. State Road 58 passes through the center of Avoca, joining SR 37 southbound but leading west Script error: No such module "convert". to Owensburg. State Road 54 has its eastern terminus at SR 37 and leads northwest Script error: No such module "convert". to Bloomfield.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Avoca census-designated place has an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all of it recorded as land.[5] The community is in the valley of Goose Creek, which flows southeast to Salt Creek, part of the White River watershed.
Avoca Park
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Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 2020 | 545 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
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