Allenville was a community located in western
Maricopa County, Arizona
Maricopa County is in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 4,420,568, making it the state's most populous county, and List of the most populous counties in the ...
, United States,
south of the town of Buckeye, on the edge of the
Gila River, at an estimated elevation of above sea level.
The community was founded in 1944 after Phoenix-area developer Fred Norton subdivided land two miles south of
Buckeye. The community was named after John Allen, a local, respected African-American man.
In 1969, the town had approximately 450 residents. A campaign by mayors around the Phoenix area to help bring running water to the community raised $26,000 that year. However, the wells which were dug contained arsenic or were contaminated with salt, so the community continued to import drinking water from nearby Buckeye.
In 1978, the Gila River flooded, devastating the Allenville community, bringing the population down to around 150 people.
The community was abandoned after it was ravaged by another flood in 1981. Instead of rebuilding Allenville, most of the community moved to nearby
Hopeville.
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Populated places in Maricopa County, Arizona