Allen Township, Polk County, Iowa

Allen Township is a township in Polk County, Iowa, USA.^[1]

History

Allen Township was organized in 1848. It is named for Captain James Allen.^[2]

References

Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Iowa, United States County seat: Des Moines Cities Alleman Altoona Ankeny Bondurant Carlisle‡ Clive‡ Des Moines‡ Elkhart Granger‡ Grimes‡ Johnston Mitchellville‡ Norwalk‡ Pleasant Hill Polk City Runnells Sheldahl‡ Urbandale‡ West Des Moines‡ Windsor Heights Townships Allen Beaver Bloomfield Camp Clay Crocker Delaware Des Moines Douglas Elkhart Four Mile Franklin Jefferson Lee Lincoln Madison Saylor Union Walnut Washington Webster CDP Saylorville Other communities Avon Berwick Crocker Farrar Herrold Oralabor Saylor Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties