Allen Township, LaSalle County, Illinois

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{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Allen Township

|settlement_type = Township

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|image_map = Map highlighting Allen Township, La Salle County, Illinois.svg

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|map_caption = Location in LaSalle County

|image_map1 = Map of Illinois highlighting LaSalle County.svg

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|map_caption1 = LaSalle County's location in Illinois

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{USA}}

|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Illinois}}

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = LaSalle

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|established_title = Established

|established_date = November 6, 1849

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|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_total_sq_mi = 36.23

|area_land_sq_mi = 36.23

|area_water_sq_mi = 0

|area_water_percent = 0

|population_as_of = 2010

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|population_density_sq_mi = 16.1

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|elevation_m = 211

|elevation_ft = 692

|coordinates = {{coord|41|09|16|N|88|38|42|W|region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}

|timezone = CST

|utc_offset = -6

|timezone_DST = CDT

|utc_offset_DST = -5

|postal_code_type = ZIP codes

|postal_code = 60437, 60470, 61364

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|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = 17-099-00763

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|pop_est_as_of = 2016

|pop_est_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 9, 2017}}

|population_est = 564

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Allen Township is one of thirty-seven townships in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 584 and it contained 259 housing units.{{cite web

|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17099

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202011/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17099

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=2020-02-12

|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1

|publisher=United States Census

|access-date=2013-05-28

}} Allen Township was formed from Bruce Township on an unknown date. The township bears the name of Allen Stevens, a pioneer settler.{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA5|date=29 September 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=5}}