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Allen County
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county in Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- Founded
- August 25, 1855
- Named after
- William Allen
- Seat
- Iola
- Largest city
- Iola
- Total
- 505 sq mi (1,310 km )
- Land
- 500 sq mi (1,300 km )
- Water
- 5.0 sq mi (13 km ) 1.0%
- Estimate 2025
- 12,302
- Density
- 25.1/sq mi (9.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- AllenCounty.org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 12526
- Area
- 1308
- Official website
- www.AllenCounty.org
- Image
- Allen County Jail, Iola.jpg
- Households
- 5125
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- native label
- Allen County
- Commons category
- Allen County, Kansas
- inception
- 1855-08-25
- water as percent of area
- 1
- per capita income
- 23493
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Allen County is a county located in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Iola. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,526. The county was named for William Allen, a U.S. Senator from Ohio and prominent supporter of westward expansion.
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