Town in Oklahoma, United States
Allen
is a town in
Hughes
and
Pontotoc
counties in the
U.S. state
of
Oklahoma
. The population was 805 at the
2020 census
.
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Geography
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Allen is located on
State Highway 1
, approximately 19 miles (31 km) northeast of
Ada
, which is the county seat of Pontotoc County.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.9 square mile (2.4 km
2
), all land.
Schools
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The superintendent for Allen Public Schools is Mr. Jeff Hiatt. The school system has an elementary school, middle school and high school.
[5]
The school system's website is
http://www.allen.k12.ok.us/
.
Demographics
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As of the
census
of 2010, there were 932 people living in the town.
[4]
The population density was 1,042.1 inhabitants per square mile (402.4/km
2
). There were 430 housing units at an average density of 487.6 per square mile (188.3/km
2
).
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The racial makeup of the town was 77.29%
White
, 0.42%
African American
, 14.30%
Native American
, 0.11%
Asian
, 0.95% from
other races
, and 6.94% from two or more races.
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race were 2.00% of the population.
There were 384 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were
married couples
living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $22,632, and the median income for a family was $26,845. Males had a median income of $21,739 versus $17,500 for females. The
per capita income
for the town was $10,928. About 16.6% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over.
History
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The town was founded in 1883
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by a group of white settlers who had arrived in
Choctaw Nation
,
Indian Territory
in 1882 from
Gainesville
,
Texas
, led by
Confederate Army
veteran Doctor John Trigg Gilmore, his wife, Elizabeth Louise Oliveaux, their children, and relatives William and George McCall, with their respective families. They first settled in Cold Springs, northwest of the present town site, where other settlers soon joined them. The first log cabin was built in Allen in 1883, and this building was used as both a school and church. The town was named after the son of deputy
United States marshal
William McCall.
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Allen, Oklahoma is the modern-day site of the
Battle of Middle Boggy
during the
American Civil War
.
In 1892, Dr. Gilmore became Allen's first postmaster and founded the town's first
Masonic Lodge
two years later.
The Missouri, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railway built a line through the area in 1909, although it bypassed Allen, by a half-mile.
Allen became a
boomtown
in 1913, when an oil well was drilled west of the town.
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The population rose from 645 in 1910 to 1,389 in 1930, but dropped to 907 in 1970.
[8]
Its principal industries besides
petroleum
are ranching and agriculture.
The
Allen Advocate
is a weekly newspaper published on Thursday in Allen.
[10]
The newspaper is published by the Robinson Publishing Company, founded in 1982, by Bill and Dayna Robinson.
[11]
The company also publishes the
Coalgate Record Register
and the
Holdenville Tribune
.
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References
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a
b
c
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allen, Oklahoma
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"ArcGIS REST Services Directory"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
September 20,
2022
.
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"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 31,
2008
.
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a
b
c
"Explore Census Data"
.
data.census.gov
. Retrieved
October 19,
2023
.
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"Allen Public Schools"
. Allen Public Schools
. Retrieved
March 6,
2012
.
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"Census of Population and Housing"
. Census.gov
. Retrieved
June 4,
2015
.
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Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture- Allen
, retrieved on February 9, 2010
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a
b
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture- Allen
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Welsh, Louise; Townes, Willa Mae; Morris, John W. (1981).
A History of The Greater Seminole Oil Field
. Oklahoma Heritage Association. pp. 14?15.
ISBN
0865460310
.
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Finder Binder: Oklahoma's Updated Media Directory, 2010 Winter Issue.
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a
b
"The Robinson Publishing Company: About Us"
Archived
July 15, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine
(accessed March 15, 2010)
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