Place:Allen, Collin, Texas, United States

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NameAllen
TypeCity
Coordinates33.1°N 96.663°W
Located inCollin, Texas, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Allen Cemetery
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Allen is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States, a northern suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 census the city had a total population of 84,246.

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The Allen area was previously home to the Caddo, Comanche, and other indigenous peoples. The first immigrants from the United States and Europe arrived in the early 1840s. The town was established by the Houston and Central Texas Railroad and named in 1872 for Ebenezer Allen, a state politician and railroad promoter. The railroad allowed crops to be sold across the country before rotting, causing a shift from the previous cattle-based agriculture. On February 22, 1878,[1] a gang led by Sam Bass committed in Allen what is said to be Texas's first train robbery.[2]

From 1908 through 1948, Allen was a stop along the Texas Traction Company's interurban line from Denison to Dallas. Allen was a small town of a few hundred residents when it was incorporated in 1953. Since this time, it has grown dramatically due to the construction of U.S. Route 75, the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, and the development of nearby Dallas and Plano.[1][2]

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