Allen, Michigan

{{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Allen, Michigan |official_name = Village of Allen |settlement_type = Village |nickname = "Antique Capital of Michigan"<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Economic Development Corporation|url=https://www.michigan.org/city/allen#?c=44.4299:-85.1166:6&tid=1034&page=0&pagesize=20&page|title=Pure Michigan CITY > ALLEN|date=2020|access-date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> |motto =

|government_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|last=Village of Allen|url=https://scontent.fdet1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/194174649_1643736675824249_900103404008236272_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=oWvJ0e-T2XwAX-b8xrA&_nc_ht=scontent.fdet1-2.fna&oh=00_AfDwt03l8dYhwfyDbALJVaGz8meRYBhY-NBDwfUKuVipiQ&oe=63C4A120|title=Village of Allen: Regular Meeting Agenda|date=June 7, 2021|accessdate=December 16, 2022|archive-date=December 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217022632/https://scontent.fdet1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/194174649_1643736675824249_900103404008236272_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=oWvJ0e-T2XwAX-b8xrA&_nc_ht=scontent.fdet1-2.fna&oh=00_AfDwt03l8dYhwfyDbALJVaGz8meRYBhY-NBDwfUKuVipiQ&oe=63C4A120|url-status=dead}}</ref> |government_type = Village council |leader_title = President |leader_name = Paul Seegert |leader_title1 = Clerk |leader_name1 = Melani Matthews |established_title = Settled |established_date = 1827 |established_title1 = Platted |established_date1 = 1868 |established_title2 = Incorporated |established_date2 = 1950

|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 0.451 |area_land_km2 = 0.451 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.174 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.174 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

|timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 328 |elevation_ft = 1076 |coordinates = {{coord|41|57|29|N|84|46|05|W|type:city_region:US-MI_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = ZIP code(s) |postal_code = 49227 |area_code = 517 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 26-01300<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 2397933<ref>{{GNIS|2397933}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_footnotes = |unit_pref = Imperial }} '''Allen''' is a village in Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 201 at the 2020 census.

The village is within Allen Township at the junction of U.S. Route 12 and M-49. With a total land area of only {{convert|0.174|sqmi|sqkm|3}}, Allen is the fourth smallest village by land area in the state of Michigan and the fifth smallest municipality overall after Ahmeek, Copper City, Novi Township, and Eagle.

==History== The community was first settled by War of 1812 veteran Captain Moses Allen and his family in 1827. A post office under the name Sylvanus opened on July 13, 1830. It closed briefly from September 5, 1834, to September 9, 1835. The name of the office was changed to Allen in honor of Moses Allen on August 17, 1868. The community was thriving and was platted that same year, and Allen received a railway depot along the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway. In 1950, Allen incorporated as a village.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |type=Paperback |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=Wayne State University Press |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| pages=17–18}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of {{convert|0.174|sqmi|sqkm|3}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

===Major highways=== *{{jct|state=MI|US|12|name1=W. Chicago Street}} runs east–west through the center of the village. *{{jct|state=MI|MI|49|name1=N. Railroad Street}} enters the village from the north and briefly runs concurrently with US 12.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align= left |1960= 325 |1970= 385 |1980= 266 |1990= 201 |2000= 225 |2010= 191 |2020= 201 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }}

===2010 census=== As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 191 people, 80 households, and 51 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1193.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 94 housing units at an average density of {{convert|587.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.9% White, 1.0% Asian, and 1.0% from two or more races.

There were 80 households, of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.3% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% 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 2.94.

The median age in the village was 45.8 years. 19.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 24.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

===2000 census=== As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 225 people, 87 households, and 58 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,470.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 93 housing units at an average density of {{convert|607.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.67% White, and 1.33% from two or more races.

There were 87 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,344, and the median income for a family was $45,417. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $21,111 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,251. About 8.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.

==Education== The village is served entirely by the Quincy Community School District to the west in the village of Quincy in Branch County.<ref>{{cite web|last=Michigan Geographic Framework|url=https://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/mgdl/pdfmaps/CountySchools/SD_BYCO_esize_HILLSDALE%20COUNTY.pdf|title=Hillsdale County School Districts|date=November 15, 2013|accessdate=December 11, 2022}}</ref>

==Notable people== * Ed Donnelly, professional Major League Baseball player, born in Allen<ref>{{cite web|last=Baseball-Reference.com|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/donneed02.shtml|title=Baseball-Reference: Ed Donnelly|date=2022|accessdate=December 12, 2022}}</ref> * Charles Edward St. John, astronomer and college professor, born in Allen<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Joy|first1=Alfred H.|date=December 1935|title=Charles Edward St. John|url=https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1935PA.....43..611J|journal=Popular Astronomy|volume=61|issue=10|pages=611|bibcode=1935PA.....43..611J |access-date=December 12, 2022}}</ref>

==Images== <gallery widths="220px" heights="125px" perrow="4"> File:Allen, Michigan post office.jpg|{{center|U.S. Post Office in Allen}} File:Allen, MI village hall.jpg|{{center|Allen Village Hall}} File:Allen, MI road signage.jpg|{{center|Signage westward along US 12 / M-49}} File:Captain Moses Allen historic marker (Michigan).jpg|{{center|Captain Moses Allen historic marker}} </gallery>

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Category:Villages in Michigan Category:Villages in Hillsdale County, Michigan Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1827 Category:1827 establishments in Michigan Territory

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