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Welcome to Allen Parish ...

Time Zone: Allen Parish lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Oberlin is the Seat for Allen Parish.

Allen Parish was founded in 1912 and was created by taking area from Calcasieu Parish.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Allen had a population of 25,627 people. This is a decrease of 0.29% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,702 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Allen represented 0.57% of the total population of Louisiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Allen Parish:

  • Elizabeth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Kinder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kinder is located in Allen Parish (LA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,324 people
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  • Oakdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakdale is located in Allen Parish (LA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
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  • Oberlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oberlin is located in Allen Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
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  • Reeves
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Reeves is located in Allen Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeves <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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