Arguta, Alabama

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

Arguta, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°34′10″N 85°35′43″W
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(s)	334
GNIS feature ID	156001[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
Census	Pop.		%±
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]

References

1. "Arguta". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Brown, Norm. "Early Settlers in Dale Co., AL". Genealogy.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
3. "Dale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 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