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Place Name
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Allen
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Place Status (Type)
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parish
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Capital is
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Oberlin
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Population
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21,226 (1990)
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Location
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Louisiana, United States, North America
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Latitude
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30°37'N
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Longitude
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92°46'W
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Allen
, parish (
755 sq mi/1,955 sq km; 1990 pop.
21,226), SW central La.;  Oberlin; 30°37'N 92°46'W. Bayou
Nezpique forms SE boundary. Drained by Calcasieu R. and Bundick and
Whisky Chitto creeks. Lumber milling, logging; mfg. (clothing, wood
prods., plastics, resins); agr. (rice, corn, sweet potatoes, peaches,
vegetables, soybeans, pecans; livestock; dairying); crawfish. Large
West Bay State Wildlife Area in N center. Formed 1912.
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