Arguta, Alabama

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

Arguta, Alabama
Arguta
Arguta
Coordinates: 31°34′10″N 85°35′43″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyDale
Elevation
453 ft (138 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)334
GNIS feature ID156001[1]

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.
1910619
1920566−8.6%
1930510−9.9%
1940391−23.3%
1950259−33.8%
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]

References


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