Arguta, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 31°34′10″N 85°35′43″W / 31.56944°N 85.59528°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 | 334 |
GNIS feature ID | 156001 [1] |
Arguta is an unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama, United States.
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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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]