Editing Glen Allen, Missouri

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'''Glen Allen''' is a [[village]] in central [[Bollinger County, Missouri|Bollinger County]] in Southeast [[Missouri]], United States, located near the intersection of [[Route 34 (Missouri)|State Highway 34]] and Route ZZ just west of [[Marble Hill, Missouri|Marble Hill]]. The population was 57 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2927280|access-date=January 9, 2022|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

It is part of the [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri|Cape Girardeau]]&ndash;[[Jackson, Missouri|Jackson]], MO-[[Illinois|IL]] [[Cape Girardeau-Jackson metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Glen Allen was settled ''circa'' 1870 and incorporated as a town in 1906. It was situated along the [[St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G-AlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA371 | title=History of Southeast Missouri: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests, Volume 1 | publisher=Lewis Publishing Company | year=1912 | pages=371| isbn=9780722207536 }}</ref>

===2023 Tornado===
In the early morning hours of April 5, 2023, an EF-2 tornado ripped through Glen Allen causing widespread destruction and a number of injuries, including five fatalities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kmbc.com/article/tornado-damage-southeast-missouri-bollinger-county-glenallen/43517365# |title=Southeast Missouri hit by deadly tornado in Bollinger County |access-date=April 13, 2023}}</ref>

==Glen Allen or Glenallen?==
The legal name of the settlement is "Glen Allen". However, the [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Post Office]] is officially "Glenallen", spelled the same as the original company station of the [[St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway|St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway]].

Today locals uniformly refer to this location as "Glen Allen", as does the U.S. Census Bureau.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://censtats.census.gov/data/MO/1602927280.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518152756/http://censtats.census.gov/data/MO/1602927280.pdf |archive-date=May 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[United States Geological Survey]] (USGS) refers to this community with both names,<ref>{{Cite GNIS|718500|Glenallen}}<!--replaced URL--></ref> as does the State of Missouri.

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=U.S. Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 26
|1910= 106
|1920= 148
|1930= 135
|1940= 118
|1950= 107
|1960= 113
|1970= 134
|1980= 125
|1990= 96
|2000= 145
|2010= 85
|2020= 57
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010,<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web |title= U.S. Census website |url= https://www.census.gov |publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate= July 8, 2012}}</ref> there were 85 people, 35 households, and 26 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1416.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 49 housing units at an average density of {{convert|816.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.18% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 145 people, 50 households, and 38 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,477.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 64 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,093.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 91.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.52% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 3.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.14% of the population.

There were 50 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.39.

In the town the population was spread out, with 35.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 74.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $15,000, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $16,875 versus $12,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,079. There were 30.0% of families and 30.8% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 30.8% of under eighteens and 33.3% of those over 64.

==Notable people==
* [[Madison Roswell Smith]], [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Haiti|U.S. ambassador to Haiti]] and [[United States House of Representatives|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 House of Representatives|United States Representative]] for [[Missouri's 10th congressional district]], 1935–1948, was born on a farm near Glen Allen

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{{Bollinger County, Missouri}}

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[[Category:Villages in Bollinger County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Cape Girardeau–Jackson metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Villages in Missouri]]