Allen, South Dakota
Wagmíza Wakpála | |
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CDP | |
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 Location in Bennett County and the state of South Dakota | |
  Allen, South Dakota Location of Allen  Allen, South Dakota Allen, South Dakota (North America) | |
| Coordinates: 43°16′45″N 101°55′35″W / 43.27917°N 101.92639°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| state | South Dakota |
| Counties | Bennett |
| Civil township | Allen Township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.9 sq mi (10 km2) |
| • Land | 3.9 sq mi (10 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 3,297 ft (1,005 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 460 |
| • Density | 107.7/sq mi (41.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 57714 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393315[2] |
Allen (Lakota: Wagmíza Wakpála;[3] "corn creek") is a census-designated place on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Bennett County, South Dakota, United States, that was named for the Allen Township (civil township),[4] which it encompasses. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 460.[5] It is one of two places which are closest to the North American continental pole of inaccessibility.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allen, South Dakota
- ^ "New Lakota Dictionary Online". NLD Online v.5 (in English and Lakota). Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Allen
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Allen CDP, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-12-18.