Glen Allen, Missouri

Glen Allen, Missouri
—  Village  —
Location of Glen Allen, Missouri
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Missouri
County Bollinger
Area
 • Total 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
 • Land 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 463 ft (141 m)
Population (2008)
 • Total 131
 • Density 2,477.4/sq mi (956.6/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 63751
Area code(s) 573
FIPS code 29-27280[1]
GNIS feature ID 0718500[2]

Glen Allen is a village in central Bollinger County in Southeast Missouri in the United States located near the intersection of State Highway 34 and Route ZZ just west of Marble Hill. The population was 145 as of the 2000 U.S. Census, at which time it was a town. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 131, a decrease of 9.66%.

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

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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 [1]. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) refers to this community with both names [2], as does the State of Missouri.

Geography

Glen Allen is located at (37.316872, -90.028248)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 145 people, 50 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,477.5 people per square mile (933.1/km²). There were 64 housing units at an average density of 1,093.5 per square mile (411.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91.03% White, 5.52% Native American, and 3.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.