Glen Allen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The population was 16,187 as of the 2020 Census, up from 14,774 at the 2010 census.
History
Called "Mountain Road Crossing" when rail service began in 1836, the settlement which came to be known as Glen Allen took its name from the homestead of a local landowner, Mrs. Benjamin Allen. Its most noted resident was Captain John Cussons, a native Englishman, Confederate scout, author, and entrepreneur. Cussons made his residence here after the Civil War and founded a successful printing company. Later, he built a fashionable resort hotel adjacent to the railroad tracks, which was known as Forest Lodge.
Glen Allen used to be mostly rural farmland, but it is now a growing suburb of Richmond.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.76%, are water. Glen Allen uses two postal addresses, ZIP codes 23059 and 23060, which cover neighboring communities as well, including rural areas of Hanover County to the north.
The Glen Allen CDP includes all or portions of the communities of Hunton, Greenwood, Longdale, Holly Glen Estates, Biltmore, and Yellow Tavern.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Glen Allen had a population of 16,187, up from 14,774 at the 2010 census. The median age was 39.9 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.2 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 6,433 households in Glen Allen, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.3% were married-couple households, 14.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Economy
The Henrico Sports & Events Center is located in Glen Allen, along with other businesses in the Virginia Center Commons area.
Notable people
- Gene Alley, former Major League Baseball shortstop
- Dave Brat, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Virginia's 7th congressional district
- Chris Durkin, soccer
- Zac Jones, NHL hockey player for the New York Rangers
- Andrew Knizner, baseball player for the Seattle Mariners
- R. C. Orlan, baseball pitcher
- Brian Ownby, soccer player
- Abigail Spanberger, Governor of Virginia, and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Virginia's 7th congressional district
- Tyler Warren, professional American football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts