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Argos, Indiana
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Location of Argos in Marshall County, Indiana.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Marshall |
| Townships | Green, Walnut |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.30 sq mi (3.36 km2) |
| • Land | 1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,777 |
| • Density | 1,381.80/sq mi (533.68/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (EST) |
| ZIP code |
46501
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| Area code | 574 |
| FIPS code | 18-02044 |
| GNIS ID | 430243 |
Argos is a town in Green and Walnut townships, Marshall County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,777 at the 2020 census.
History
In 1833, Sidney Williams arrived in the area which is now Marshall County and purchased 600 acres (2.4 km2) of land on the present day site of Argos. Mr. Williams built a tavern, an inn, and helped build a section of Michigan Road. Mr. Williams sold his land to Clark Bliven, the man who built the courthouse on the Williams's land. This local place of rest wasn’t considered a town until some time later. On January 8, 1851, John Pleak and Marquis L. Smith, laid out the town of Sidney, which is the predecessor to Argos. The town of Sidney was named in honor of Sidney Williams. On November 6, 1856, the town of Fremont, adjoining Sidney, was laid out by Joseph H. Rhodes. Fremont was named after Col. John C. Fremont, who on November 6, 1856, won the Republican candidate for president. On May 21, 1859, a meeting was held for anyone who was interested in the formation of a new township was held in the school house. The purpose of the meeting was to select a name for the township and appointing a suitable person to be the trustee. The names that were offered up for vote were Argos, Noble, and Richland. Noble was withdrawn. The vote total was Argos 12, Richland 8. The commissioners ordered the Township to be called Walnut Township due to the abundance of walnut trees in the area. John A. Rhodes and Charles Brown were proposed for trustee. Rhodes won by a vote of 18 to 4.
In 1854, the post office was removed from Sidney through political manipulations. Schuyler Colfax, the congressman in the district was asked to name the post office. He had a great interest in Greek history which led him to name the post office Argos, after the ancient Greek city made famous in the Iliad of Homer. Argos was the name that was kept when Sidney and Fremont were consolidated in 1859. The town of Argos was incorporated in the state law in December 1869.
The Argos Downtown Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Geography
Argos is located at 41°14′16″N 86°14′46″W / 41.23778°N 86.24611°W (41.237732, -86.245976).
According to the 2010 census, Argos has a total area of 1.17 square miles (3.03 km2), of which 1.16 square miles (3.00 km2) (or 99.15%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) (or 0.85%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 622 | — | |
| 1890 | 1,101 | 77.0% | |
| 1900 | 1,307 | 18.7% | |
| 1910 | 1,088 | −16.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,111 | 2.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,211 | 9.0% | |
| 1940 | 1,190 | −1.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,284 | 7.9% | |
| 1960 | 1,329 | 3.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,393 | 4.8% | |
| 1980 | 1,547 | 11.1% | |
| 1990 | 1,642 | 6.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,613 | −1.8% | |
| 2010 | 1,691 | 4.8% | |
| 2020 | 1,777 | 5.1% | |
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2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 1,691 people, 642 households, and 443 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,457.8 inhabitants per square mile (562.9/km2). There were 724 housing units at an average density of 624.1 per square mile (241.0/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 94.9% White, 0.3% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 2.0% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.6% of the population.
There were 642 households, of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.0% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.08.
The median age in the town was 33.1 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.6% were from 25 to 44; 23.6% were from 45 to 64; and 12% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.
Education
Argos Community School Corporation operates an elementary school and Argos Junior Senior High School.
The town has a lending library, the Argos Public Library.
Notable people
- Eric Stults
See also
In Spanish: Argos (Indiana) para niños
