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Allendale
Illinoisvillage
Allendale
Total population
499
Median home value
$91,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$60,000
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Heat Advisory · ModerateHeat Advisory issued September 16 at 11:24AM CDT until September 20 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Allendale is a village in Wabash Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois. The population was 458 at the 2020 census.
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History
Allendale was founded in 1869, taking its name from Colonel C. M. Allen, a railroad official. On January 7, 1989, an F4 tornado leveled a good portion of the town of Allendale and injured 55 of its residents. The tornado directly impacted Allendale's school, destroying the grade school portion, built in the 1960s. The high school portion, built in the late 1920s, withstood the storm with minimal damage, despite being condemned two years earlier due to lobbying by Mt. Carmel's District 348 in an attempt to usurp District 17. Relief funds paid to build a brand new school to be used by the elementary and middle school students of District 17. Their motto was "NEVER BACK DOWN, NEVER GIVE UP."
Geography
Allendale is located northeast of Patton and east-northeast of Adams Corner. According to the 2010 census, Allendale has a total area of , all land.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Allendale, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves335
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves303
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves250
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves230
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves225
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves217
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves217
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves183
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Mount Carmel High SchoolHigh · Mount Carmel · 466 students · 15:1 ratio
- Mt Carmel Grade SchoolElementary · Mount Carmel · 395 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- Mt Carmel Elementary SchoolElementary · Mount Carmel · 358 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- Mt Carmel Junior High SchoolMiddle · Mount Carmel · 202 students · 14.4:1 ratio
- Allendale Elementary SchoolElementary · Allendale · 143 students · 13:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.51 — 2026-06-296 km NE of West Salem, Illinois
- M 2.58 — 2025-08-092 km ESE of Cynthiana, Indiana
- M 2.73 — 2023-09-109 km E of Parkersburg, Illinois
- M 2.54 — 2022-06-164 km ESE of Parkersburg, Illinois
- M 2.57 — 2022-04-133 km SE of Springerton, Illinois
- M 2.6 — 2017-10-188 km SE of Lynnville, Indiana
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Illinois
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Allendale






Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Hurricane IsaiasSevere Storms · 2026-10-11 · 214 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET