Allen, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Allen is an unincorporated community
in the town of Clear Creek
in Eau Claire County
, Wisconsin
, United States
. It lies almost exactly midway between Cleghorn
and Foster
, at the southern junction of Eau Claire County Highways "D" and "V".
The community was named after one of its early settlers, Charles Allen, on whose property the community was built, in approximately 1870. In 1913, the Foster Railroad
was extended to Cleghorn via Allen.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in the town of Clear Creek
Clear Creek, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 712 people, 268 households, and 216 families residing in the town. The population density was 19.8 people per square mile . There were 278 housing units at an average density of 7.7 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 99.16% White, 0.42% from...
in Eau Claire County
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Eau Claire County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population estimate was 98,736. Its county seat is Eau Claire....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies almost exactly midway between Cleghorn
Cleghorn, Wisconsin
Cleghorn is an unincorporated community in the east central part of the town of Pleasant Valley in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States, about six miles south of Eau Claire. Cleghorn is located one mile east of Wis. 93 along Eau Claire County Highway "HH", at the junction of "HH", "I", and "V"...
and Foster
Foster, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Foster is an unincorporated community in the town of Clear Creek in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States. It lies approximately 9 miles south-southwest of Fall Creek, 7 miles southeast of Cleghorn, and 6 miles northwest of Osseo. Located primarily along Eau Claire County Highway "HH", it is...
, at the southern junction of Eau Claire County Highways "D" and "V".
The community was named after one of its early settlers, Charles Allen, on whose property the community was built, in approximately 1870. In 1913, the Foster Railroad
Foster Railroad
The Fairchild and North-Eastern Railway was a common-carrier railroad organized in 1897, the successor road of several earlier logging lines of the N.C. Foster Lumber Company of Fairchild, Wisconsin. It connected Fairchild with Foster, via Hay Creek, in southern Eau Claire County. In 1913, the...
was extended to Cleghorn via Allen.