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Allen

Elevation : 637
Population : 43,554

The railroad came through Allen in the 1880s, and the town was named after former Texas attorney general Ebenezer Allen. The town gained notoriety back when Denton badman Sam Bass committed the state’s first train robbery in 1878.
Now Plano, Allen, and McKinney all seem to blur together, and from a 1990 population of under 20,000 Allen is well on its way to 50,000 residents as Collin County continues to bear the burden of Dallas’ northward migration. Golf courses have popped up everywhere on this stretch of I-75, and Allen has been part of that golf boom with the Twin Creeks master-planned community and golf course.

Allen Golf Courses :

• Tween Creeks Golf Club

Notes
For Tex-Mex, La Finca (972-747-5060) is family-owned and authentic. And if your winnings from the round at Twin Creeks are burning a hole in your pocket, the Allen Outlet Mall, just north of Stacy Rd. on I-75, offers a better selection of quality shops than most. Pick up some golf slacks or business wear at the Polo outlet.