All In Allen, Texas

Allen Texas

The City of Allen offers residents a small-town atmosphere with big-city amenities and excellent municipal services. Under the leadership of council members and the city manager, employees work diligently to fulfill the priorities of our strategic plan, including:

Enhancing neighborhood livability and safety
Cultivating regional alliances and partnerships with agencies and governmental units that affect Allen
Improving regional mobility through transportation initiatives
Signifying, enhancing and communicating Allen’s identity to the region and the nation
Systematically investing in public infrastructure
Maintaining operational excellence in city government services
Providing economic investment that increases employment opportunity and the tax base, provides desired goods and services for residents and contributes to the community character and identity
Proactively working to protect, conserve and manage water resources
Our employees serve the citizens of Allen with the following values:

People First - Giving priority to others
Respect - Treating others with courtesy and dignity
Integrity - Serving with honesty, trust, and hard work
Deliver - Following through on commitments while exceeding expectations
Excel - Creating an innovative and improving work environment

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History

Caddo and Comanche tribes lived in the region before immigrants of European descent came to Allen in the 1840s. The original township of Allen was located along the Houston and Texas Central Railroad. It was named for Ebenezer Allen, a former attorney general of Texas and one of the promoters of the railroad. The first train robbery in Texas took place in Allen on February 22, 1878 by Sam Bass and his associates.

In 1907 the Texas Traction Company purchased land on the west side of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad track to build the Interurban line. A devastating fire destroyed most of the business district between the Interurban tracks and the railroad in 1915. The Interurban closed in 1948 and the population of Allen declined to 400 in 1950.

Allen was officially incorporated in 1953. U.S. 75 was built in 1960, launching decades of continuous growth.

Things To Do in Allen Texas

You might already know about Allen’s three unique shopping destinations or the fact that they have more than 250 restaurants to choose from and 10 hotels from nationally respected brands, but did you know about all the extras Allen Texas has to offer? Getting active in Allen ranges from the extreme to the effortless and everything in between. If experiencing a bit of art and culture is more your style they have plenty of that, too. Allen offers great concerts and events as well as just about every spectator sport you can imagine. Of course, Allen is known for its outdoors - 1,196 acres of parkland, more than 70 miles of hike-and-bike trails, 60 parks and seven recreation facilities, including a municipal golf course, natatorium and one of the state's largest outdoor skate parks.