Word Origin and History for mile Expand. n. Old English mil, from West Germanic *milja (cf. Middle Dutch mile, Dutch mijl, Old High German mila, German meile), from Latin mila thousands, plural of mille a thousand (neuter plural was mistaken in Germanic as a fem. singular), of unknown origin. The Latin word also is the source of French mille, Italian miglio, Spanish milla.
Avon Township, Lake County, Illinois. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Avon Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 65,001.
Avon Township shared Mayor Richard H. Hill's post. Round Lake Area residents: We will be performing the third Village wide adult mosquito control application under the core program this evening, August 4, 2016,... weather conditions permitting. We will coordinating with the Village(s) of Round Lake, Round Lake Park, Hainesville and Avon Township. Have a good day.