Editing Allen, Kentucky

{{Distinguish|Allen County, Kentucky}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Allen, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[list of cities in Kentucky|City]]
|nickname                 = Allen City
|motto                    =

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|image_caption            = Main Street in Allen
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|map_caption              = Location of Allen in Floyd County, Kentucky.
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Kentucky]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Floyd County, Kentucky|Floyd]]
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|government_type          = [[City commission government|City Commission]]
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Sharon S. Woods
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|established_title        = Incorporated
|established_date         = 1913

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 182
|population_density_km2   = 393.33
|population_density_sq_mi = 1016.76
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 41601
|area_code                = [[Area code 606|606]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 21-00946
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0485866<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|485866}}</ref>
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'''Allen''', also known as '''Allen City''', is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Floyd County, Kentucky|Floyd County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 193 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2100946| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Allen city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=May 20, 2016| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213050005/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US2100946| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> up from 150 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]].

==History==
Allen was first settled in the early 19th century. The first post office was named "Mouth of Beaver" and was established on August 21, 1854 (Thomas P. Johns, postmaster). The town began to develop rapidly {{circa|lk=no|1904-1905}} after the establishment of a [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]] station. The station was interchangeably known as "Beaver Creek" and "Beaver Creek Junction".<ref name=kye/> In 1905, another post office opened and was named "Allen" after local resident T.J. Allen. The town was formally incorporated by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state assembly]] in 1913.<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Allen, Kentucky". Accessed 15 July 2013.</ref> In 1936, the railroad station was renamed to prevent confusion during mail delivery. An area outside the city limits known as "New Allen" began to develop in 1937 after a bridge was constructed across the [[Levisa Fork|Levisa Fork River]].<ref name=kye>{{cite book |author=Rennick, Robert M. |title=''Kentucky Place Names'' |year=1988 |publisher=The University Press of Kentucky |location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]] |isbn=0-8131-0179-4 |chapter=Place Names}} Retrieved on 2010-04-10</ref>

In October 1981, a 70-year-old local miner shot eight people at an auto parts store, killing five and wounding three others. The shooting was reportedly sparked by a dispute with one of the victims.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sheeran |first1=Thomas J. |title=Killing of 5 stuns Kentucky mountain commmunity |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/10/17/Killing-of-5-stuns-Kentucky-mountain-commmunity/9251372139200/ |website=UPI |access-date=April 15, 2023 |date=October 17, 1981}}</ref>

On June 30, 2022, [[2022 shooting of Kentucky police officers|a mass shooting]] targeting police officers occurred in Allen. Three police officers and a [[police dog]] were killed, and four other people were injured, including three officers. The alleged shooter, 49-year-old Lance Storz, was arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder of a police officer.<ref name=ABC.3Killed>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/kentucky-officers-killed-hurt-gunman-opened-fire-home/story?id=86076193|title=3 Kentucky officers killed, several hurt by gunman who opened fire at his home|publisher=ABC News|last=Shapiro|first=Emily|date=July 1, 2022|accessdate=July 1, 2022}}</ref><ref name=ABC.2Killed>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-officers-wounded-eastern-kentucky-shooting-86052607|title=3 police officers killed in Kentucky by suspect with rifle|publisher=ABC News|date=July 1, 2022|accessdate=July 1, 2022|via=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name=WSAZ.Dead>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsaz.com/2022/07/02/wsaz-gets-first-look-home-where-mass-shooting-happened/|title=Third officer confirmed dead from Ky. mass shooting|publisher=WSAZ-TV|last1=Bennett|first1=Emily|last2=Colegrove|first2=Andrew|date=July 1, 2022|accessdate=July 1, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Allen is located north of the center of Floyd County. It sits at the confluence of Beaver Creek with the [[Levisa Fork]], a north-flowing tributary of the [[Big Sandy River (Ohio River)|Big Sandy River]] and part of the [[Ohio River]] watershed.

U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 460|460]] and [[U.S. Route 23|23]] pass just north of Allen, leading northwest {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Prestonsburg, Kentucky|Prestonsburg]], the [[county seat]], and southeast {{convert|24|mi}} to [[Pikeville, Kentucky|Pikeville]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Allen has a total area of {{convert|0.5|km2|order=flip|1}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 7.06%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1920= 216
|1930= 284
|1940= 368
|1950= 421
|1960= 370
|1970= 724
|1980= 338
|1990= 229
|2000= 150
|2010= 193
|2020= 182
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 193 people, 67 households residing in the [[city]]. There were 67 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 99.48% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.00% Hispanic or Latino, 0.00% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.00% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] and 0.52% from two or more races.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 63.73% from 18 to 64, and 13.47% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.4 years.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,104, and the median income for a family was $26,875. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,247. There were 19.7% of the population living below the [[poverty line]].

==Education==
*Wesley Christian School
*Allen Elementary
*Prestonsburg High School
*Big Sandy Community & Technical College

==Recreation==
*John M. Stumbo Park
*Paul Hunt Thompson Golf Course

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Floyd County, Kentucky]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1913]]
[[Category:1913 establishments in Kentucky]]