Allen is a town spread between the Hughes and Pontotoc counties in Oklahoma. It was established in the late nineteenth century, and named after the son of deputy United States marshal McCall. It falls within the Ada Metro Area, and has a total area of 0.9 square miles, all of which is land.

Oil exploration, ranching and farming are the major commercial activities here. Public schooling comrprises one elementary, and one high school. The town has a weekly publication, the Allen Advocate. The closest hospital is Holdenville General Hospital, located about 15 miles away in Holdenville. Farmers State Bank has a local branch. The cost of living here is 23.60% lower than the country average.

This place gets about 40 inches of rain annually. The number of days with measurable precipitation is 70. Snowfall is about 4 inches annually.

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