110 E. Main St., Avon Park, FL   33825  Phone:  863-452-4400

Avon Park is known as the "City of Charm" and it is located in Highlands County.  Nestled in Central Florida, Avon Park is famous for its citrus and mile long "mall" down the center of Main Street.  With a population of approximately 9,033 residents, and approximately 7.1 square miles in size, it has a friendly, down-home feeling.

Avon Park is one of the oldest cities of Highlands County. The first permanent settler in Avon Park was Oliver Martin Crosby, a Connecticut native who moved to the area in 1884 to study the wildlife of the Everglades. By 1886, enough people had followed that the town of "Lake Forest" was founded. An English woman who had settled in the area convinced Crosby that the area was reminiscent of her home of Stratford-upon-Avon, and persuaded him to change the name of the settlement to Avon Park.  

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The City of Avon Park is accepting Volunteer Applications for the following boards/committees:

Airport Advisory Committee needs:    1 Regular and 1 Alternate

Main Street CRA Advisory Board needs:     1 Regular and 2 Alternates

Recreation Board needs 3 regular postions; there are no alternates

Southside CRA Advisory Board needs:     2 Alternates

 Citizen participation is greatly appreciated!

If you have any questions regarding qualifications please contact the City Clerk at 863-452-4403.   Please go to RESOURCES/PUBLICATIONS/Volunteer Application to print an application.