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Allen County is located in the southeastern part of the State and was formed from a part of the territory included in the New York Indian Reservation. Allen County is twenty-one miles north and south, and twenty-four miles east and west containing 504 square miles, or 322,560 acres. The county is divided into twelve townships.
Allen County was founded in 1855 and named for William Allen, U.S. Senator and Governor of Ohio. The county seat is Iola, home of the largest town square in the country. Allen County has a population of 15,654 people. |
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