Allen, Wisconsin

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|official_name = Allen, Wisconsin

|settlement_type = Unincorporated community

|image_skyline = Allen Eau Claire County Wisconsin.jpg

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|image_caption = Facing north on County D

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|pushpin_label = Allen

|subdivision_type = Country

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|subdivision_type1 = State

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|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Eau Claire

|timezone = Central (CST)

|utc_offset = -6

|timezone_DST = CDT

|utc_offset_DST = -5

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|elevation_ft = 978

|coordinates = {{coord|44|39|41|N|91|22|01|W|type:city_region:US-WI|display=inline,title}}

|area_codes = 715 & 534

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|blank_info = 1560767

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Allen is an unincorporated community in the town of Clear Creek in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States.{{cite gnis|1560767|Allen, Wisconsin}}[http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/eau-claire/allen.cfm Allen, Wisconsin] It lies almost exactly midway between Cleghorn and Foster, at the southern junction of Eau Claire County Highways "D" and "V".

The town was built in 1913-1915 when the Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad passed through the community and a depot was built. The town was named after Charles Levi Allen, a commercial farmer who owned the land upon which the town was platted. [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/eauclaire/history/ourstory/vol5/names.html Our Story, Vol V - Communities draw names from men, places, events]

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