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Glen Allen
Location of Glen Allen, Missouri
Location of Glen Allen, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Bollinger
Area
 • Total 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
 • Land 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
463 ft (141 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 57
 • Estimate 
(2019)
82
 • Density 1,413.79/sq mi (546.18/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63751
Area code 573
FIPS code 29-27280
GNIS feature ID 718500

Glen Allen is a village in central Bollinger County in Southeast Missouri, United States, located near the intersection of State Highway 34 and Route ZZ just west of Marble Hill. The population was 57 at the 2020 census.

It is part of the Cape GirardeauJackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Glen Allen was settled about 1870 and incorporated as a town in 1906. It was situated along the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway.

Glen Allen or Glenallen?

The legal name of the settlement is "Glen Allen". However, the U.S. Post Office there is "Glenallen", which was also the spelling of the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway company station there. Locals uniformly refer to this location as "Glen Allen", as does the U.S. Census Bureau. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) refers to this community with both names, as does the State of Missouri.

Geography

Glen Allen is located at 37°19′1″N 90°1′42″W / 37.31694°N 90.02833°W / 37.31694; -90.02833 (37.316872, -90.028248).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 26
1910 106
1920 148 39.6%
1930 135 −8.8%
1940 118 −12.6%
1950 107 −9.3%
1960 113 5.6%
1970 134 18.6%
1980 125 −6.7%
1990 96 −23.2%
2000 145 51.0%
2010 85 −41.4%
2019 (est.) 82 −3.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 85 people, 35 households, and 26 families living in the village. The population density was 1,416.7 inhabitants per square mile (547.0/km2). There were 49 housing units at an average density of 816.7 per square mile (315.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.47% White, 1.18% Black or African American, and 2.35% from two or more races.

There were 35 households, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.7% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.85.

The median age in the village was 39.9 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.6% were from 45 to 64; and 18.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

Notable people

  • Madison Roswell Smith, U.S. ambassador to Haiti and United States Representative, was born on a farm near Glen Allen
  • James Fulton Zimmerman, educator and historian, was born in Glen Allen
  • Orville Zimmerman, United States Representative for Missouri's 10th congressional district, 1935–1948, was born on a farm near Glen Allen

See also

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