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	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.	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]