| Allendale | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA#North America |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Illinois |
| Coordinates: | 38.5275°N -87.7103°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wabash |
| Subdivision Type3: | Precinct |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wabash |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village President |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.79 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.31 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.79 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.31 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 479 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 458 |
| Population Density Km2: | 576.10 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1491.86 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62410 |
| Area Code: | Area code 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-00815 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2397935 |
Allendale is a village in Wabash Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois. The population was 475 at the 2010 census.
Allendale was founded in 1869, taking its name from Colonel C. M. Allen, a railroad official.[2]
On January 7, 1989, an F4 tornado leveled a good portion of the town of Allendale and injured 55 of its residents.[3] 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 moto was "NEVER BACK DOWN, NEVER GIVE UP."
Allendale is located 4miles northeast of Patton and 1.75miles east-northeast of Adams Corner.
According to the 2010 census, Allendale has a total area of 0.31sqmi, all land.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 528 people, 192 households, and 142 families residing in the village. The population density was 1755.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 205 housing units at an average density of 681.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 97.92% White, 0.76% African American, 0.95% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.
There were 192 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,705, and the median income for a family was $38,472. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $16,719 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,117. About 12.1% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
It is in Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17,[6] which has grades Pre-Kindergarten through 8.[7] Students are sent onward to Mount Carmel High School, of the Wabash CUSD 348.[8]