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Glen Ellen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 784 at the 2010 census , down from 992 at the 2000 census . Glen Ellen is the location of Jack London State Historic Park (including the Wolf House ), Sonoma Valley Regional Park, and a former home of Hunter S. Thompson .
The unique Sonoma Valley Prismoidal Railway linked the city of Sonoma to bay ferries in 1876 and was replaced in 1879 by the 3-foot (0.91 m)-gauge Sonoma Valley Railroad to a ferry landing near the mouth of the Petaluma River. Service was extended from Sonoma to Glen Ellen in 1882.
The Village of Glen Ellyn is a suburb of Chicago, and it lies about 24 miles (39 km) due west of downtown Chicago.. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Glen Ellyn has a total area of 7.01 square miles (18.16 km 2), of which 6.85 square miles (17.74 km 2) (or 97.70%) is land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km 2) (or 2.30%) is water.
The Census Bureau says it is conducting the 2024 Census Survey under the authority of Title 13, U.S. Code, Sections 141, 193 and 221, and that the selected recipients are required to respond.
Glen Allen is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. The population was 16,187 [ 2 ] as of the 2020 Census , up from 14,774 at the 2010 census . [ 3 ] Areas outside the CDP which use a "Glen Allen" mailing address include residences in neighboring Hanover County .
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Glenn County split from Colusa County in 1891. It was named for Dr. Hugh J. Glenn, who purchased 8,000 acres (32.4 km 2) in the northeast end of Rancho Jacinto in 1867. He became the largest wheat farmer in the state during his lifetime and a man of great prominence in political and commercial life in California.
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