Profile for Ava, Missouri, MO

Former and merged names include:
· Military Springs

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 19. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 6.2 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Treasure Days - May 18-29, 2007
• Douglas County Fair - July 19-21, 2007

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Ava

Cemeteries (26)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (1)

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• Transportation & commute times in Ava
• Douglas County data
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• State data - Missouri
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Ava demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Douglas County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 65608 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

15% of Ava residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Ava ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Ava
• Cemeteries in Douglas County
• Libraries in or near Ava

Post a query on a message board:

• Douglas County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MO data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Ava museums
• Ava historic sites
• Ava area parks
• Wineries near Ava

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• Ava area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Douglas County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Missouri cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Ava
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in Douglas County

• Ava business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Missouri
• Local ordinances in Missouri (Partial selection)

• Crime in Douglas County
• Arrests in Douglas County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Missouri
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ava was $13,307, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Douglas County economic census
• Douglas County economic summary
• Douglas County employment growth
• Douglas County unemployment rate
• Missouri economic data

11% of Ava residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Ava
• Colleges in Missouri
• Learning Disabilities Association in Missouri
• Schools in or near Ava
• School districts in or near Ava
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Missouri high schools

• Movies playing in or near Ava

• Air pollution in Douglas County
• Diesel soot in Douglas County
• Land contamination in Douglas County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Missouri
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Douglas County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Missouri

Ava festival dates:

• Treasure Days - May 18-29, 2007
• Douglas County Fair - July 19-21, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• Missouri county fairs
• Missouri festivals (Missouri tourism department)
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• Geocaches in Missouri

• Ava items now on sale

• Douglas County government
• Missouri state government
• Driver's licenses
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• Demographics
• Health
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• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Ava medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in Missouri
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Ava
• Historic sites in Missouri
• Museums in or near Ava
• Museums in Missouri
• Missouri state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Douglas County genealogy forum

Median rent in Ava, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $231.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $607.

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Libraries in Ava include Douglas County Public Library ... View libraries

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• Missouri library

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• Census map of Ava area
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• Chambers of commerce in Missouri
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• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Ava
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• Parks near Ava
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Douglas County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Ava political report.

• Missouri Democratic party
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• Missouri elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Ava
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• Chowhound message boards for MO

The average commute time for Ava workers is 25 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Ava include Super 8.

• Ava travel guide
• Airports near Ava
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• Missouri tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

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