Allen, Texas | |
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 SDCX steam locomotive next to Allen Heritage Center | |
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| Coordinates: 33°07′37″N 96°39′47″W / 33.12694°N 96.66306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Collin |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Incorporated | 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.48 sq mi (68.58 km2) |
| • Land | 26.40 sq mi (68.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 656 ft (200 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 104,627 |
• Estimate (2022)[4] | 111,551 |
| • Rank | US: 274th TX: 36th |
| • Density | 4,220/sq mi (1,631/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 75002, 75013 |
| Area code(s) | 214, 469, 972, and 945 |
| FIPS code | 48-01924 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409684[2] |
| Website | cityofallen.org |
Allen is a city in Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas, and a northern suburb in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The population was 104,627 at the 2020 census,[3] and was estimated to be 111,551 in 2022.[4] Allen is located approximately twenty miles (32 km) north of downtown Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allen, Texas
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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