Allentown, Georgia
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Allentown is a city in Bleckley, Laurens, Twiggs, and Wilkinson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia, primarily in Wilkinson County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 169,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> down from 287 at the 2000 census. In 2020, its population was 195. The Twiggs County portion is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area, while the Laurens County portion is part of the Dublin micropolitan statistical area. The remaining Wilkinson and Bleckley County portions are not part of any metropolitan or micropolitan area.
History
[edit]Allentown was named in 1891 when the Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="Names">Template:Cite book</ref> John Allen, an early postmaster, gave the town his last name.<ref name="Names" /> Allentown was incorporated in 1901.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
[edit]The center of Allentown and most of the buildings are in the southern corner of Wilkinson County, but the city limits extend west into Twiggs County, south into Bleckley County, and southeast into Laurens County.
U.S. Route 80 passes through the center of town, leading northwest Template:Convert to Jeffersonville and southeast Template:Convert to Dublin. Interstate 16 passes through the south end of the city, with access from Exit 32 (State Route 112). I-16 leads northwest Template:Convert to Macon and southeast Template:Convert to Savannah. State Route 112 passes through the center of Allentown as Balls Ferry Road, leading northeast Template:Convert to U.S. Route 441 at Nicklesville and southwest Template:Convert to Cochran.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Allentown has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.55%, are water.<ref name=Gazetteer>Template:Cite web</ref>
The north side of Allentown drains to Devils Branch, a tributary of Turkey Creek and part of the Oconee River watershed. The south side drains to Little Rocky Creek, a tributary of Rocky Creek, then Turkey Creek and the Oconee.<ref>Danville East, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1974</ref>
Demographics
[edit]As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 287 people, 121 households, and 72 families residing in the town. In 2020, its population declined to 195.
In 2023, of the 195 people who lived in Allentown, 110 of them lived in Wilkinson County and 59 of them lived in Twiggs County. No persons lived in the portions in Bleckly and Laurens counties.<ref name=GAHighwayMapLaurensCo2023>Template:Cite web</ref>
Education
[edit]The Wilkinson County portion is in the Wilkinson County School District.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>
The Twiggs County portion is in the Twiggs County School District.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>
The Bleckley County portion is in the Bleckley County School District,<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> and the Laurens County portion is in the Laurens County School District.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> Template:As of there were no residents in the parts in Bleckley and Laurens counties.<ref name=GAHighwayMapLaurensCo2023/> Template:Clear
References
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External links
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