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.
According to the 2010 census, Avon has a total area of 14.34 square miles (37.14 km2), of which 14.24 square miles (36.88 km2) (or 99.3%) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (or 0.7%) is water. Avon is 4 miles (6.4 km) north to south.