Arguta, Alabama

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Arguta, Alabama
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Arguta
Coordinates: 31°34′10″N85°35′43″W / 31.56944°N 85.59528°W / 31.56944; -85.59528
Country United States
State Alabama
County Dale
Elevation
453 ft (138 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 334
GNIS feature ID156001 [1]

Arguta is an unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama, United States.

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History

Arguta was named after Argura, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Jackson County. [2] A post office operated under the name Arguta from 1891 to 1906. [3]

Demographics

Arguta Precinct (1910-50)

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1910 619
1920 566−8.6%
1930 510−9.9%
1940 391−23.3%
1950 259−33.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

Arguta has never reported separately as an unincorporated community on the U.S. Census. However, the 5th precinct of Dale County was named for the community from 1910 [5] -1950. [6] In 1960, the precinct was merged as part of a larger reorganization of counties into the census division of Ozark. [7]

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References

  1. "Arguta". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Brown, Norm. "Early Settlers in Dale Co., AL". Genealogy.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. "Dale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  5. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41033935v1-8ch1.pdf, 1910 AL Census
  6. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch04.pdf, 1950 AL Census
  7. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721510v1p2ch2.pdf, 1960 AL Census