Allen's Grove, Wisconsin

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]

Allen's Grove, Wisconsin
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
 • Total174
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code262
GNIS feature ID1560780[2]

History edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  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.