Allen, South Dakota

Allen, South Dakota Wagmíza Wakpála
CDP
Location in Bennett County and the state of South Dakota
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Coordinates: 43°16′45″N 101°55′35″W / 43.27917°N 101.92639°W / 43.27917; -101.92639[1]
Country	United States
state	South Dakota
Counties	Bennett
Civil township	Allen Township
Area
• Total	3.9 sq mi (10 km2)
• Land	3.9 sq mi (10 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation [2]	3,297 ft (1,005 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	460
• Density	107.7/sq mi (41.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	57714
GNIS feature ID	2393315[2]

Allen (Lakota: Wagmíza Wakpála;^[3] "corn creek") is a census-designated place on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Bennett County, South Dakota, United States, that was named for the Allen Township (civil township),^[4] which it encompasses. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 460.^[5] It is one of two places which are closest to the North American continental pole of inaccessibility.