Allen's Grove, Wisconsin

Allen's Grove, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community and census-designated place
Allen's Grove, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Allen's Grove, Wisconsin
Allen's Grove, Wisconsin
Allen's Grove, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Allen's Grove, Wisconsin
Allen's Grove, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°34′49″N 88°45′45″W / 42.58028°N 88.76250°W / 42.58028; -88.76250
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWalworth
Elevation
284 m (932 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
174
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code262
GNIS feature ID1560780[2]

Allen's Grove (alternatively spelled Allens Grove, Allen Grove, or Allengrove) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.[2] It is located approximately two miles west of Darien, in the Towns of Darien and Sharon, at 42°34′49″N 88°45′45″W / 42.58028°N 88.76250°W / 42.58028; -88.76250.[3][4][5] It was first named a CDP at the 2020 census, which showed a population of 174.[6]

History

Philip Allen, a Revolutionary War veteran, and his children: Philip Jr., Harvey, Sidney, Pliny, Asa Keyes, and Persis, came from New York in May 1845, to settle in Allen Grove. Sixty-five Allens traveled by canal boat, steamboat, and overland from Kenosha bringing with them material to build four houses, carpenters to build them, a minister, Bibles, and hymnals. The Allens organized the Congregational church here in 1845. They established a preparatory school for Beloit College in 1856. Philip Junior became the first postmaster in 1846. Philip Allen Sr. is buried in Mt. Philip Cemetery, west of here.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020174—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Allen's Grove, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Dictionary of Wisconsin History:Allen's Grove", Retrieved June 5, 2007
  4. ^ Wisconsin Hometown Locator
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Walworth County, Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  6. ^ "Allens Grove CDP, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  7. ^ McBride, Sarah Davis. History Just Ahead (Madison:WHS, 1999)
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2023.


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