Allen, City of
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Allen is a northern suburb of Dallas With an estimated population of 100,000 people. The town was officially incorporated in 1953. Home Rule Status was adopted in 1979 with a council/manager form of government. U.S. Interstate 75 was built in 1960 and had a similar impact on Allen’s future as the railroad a century before.