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History · Allenwood

Allenwood’s post office opened in 1874, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1888 on, and the census since 2000.

1874first post office
0on the National Register
33%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
1famous people
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From Allenwood’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Allenwood began

When was Allenwood founded?

1874

The Allenwood post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 935 in 20002020 census: 954152 years
Founding year: the first Allenwood post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Allenwood’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18888 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1995. Watch Allenwood change.Old housesHalf of Allenwood’s homes were built before 1962.
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Start Allenwood’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Allenwood’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewSquan Bridge, Spanning Manasquan River …: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Allenwood on the map, 1888 to 1995

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Allenwood. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Allenwood on the 1888 USGS mapAllenwood on the 1893 USGS mapAllenwood on the 1901 USGS mapAllenwood on the 1943 USGS mapAllenwood on the 1954 USGS mapAllenwood on the 1970 USGS mapAllenwood on the 1981 USGS mapAllenwood on the 1995 USGS map1888Asbury Park sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Allenwood.

The story so far

Allenwood, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Allenwood yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Allenwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 954.

Its first post office opened in 1874. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 925 to 954 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Allenwood, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Squan Bridge, Spanning Manasquan River at Allenwood-Lakewood RoadDate?Squan Bridge, Spanning Manasquan River at Allenwood-L…
Today4 recent
Allenwood, NJ post office, April 20262026Allenwood, NJ post office, April 20262018-05-25 19 08 06 View west along Monmouth County Route 524 Spur (Atlantic Avenue) at Monmouth County Route 21 (Allen…20182018-05-25 19 08 06 View west along Monmouth County R…Allenwood, NJ2016Allenwood, NJAllenwoodEdgarFelixXing2011AllenwoodEdgarFelixXing
Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Squan Bridge, Spanning Manasquan River at Allenwood-Lakewood Road
Retake this viewSquan Bridge, Spanning Manasquan River at Allenwood-Lakewood Road

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Allenwood’s page.

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People over time

Allenwood, census by census

02004006008001,00020002020Peak: 954

Between 925 and 954 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Allenwood’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Brick Township2 historic placesC−Wall Township5 historic placesB

Questions about Allenwood’s history

What year was Allenwood founded?

The Allenwood post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (1), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.