Argyle, Iowa

Unincorporated community in Iowa, United States
40°31′54″N 91°33′59″W / 40.53167°N 91.56639°W / 40.53167; -91.56639CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyLeeArea
[1]
 • Total0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2) • Land0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation
679 ft (207 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total91 • Density150.91/sq mi (58.23/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes
52619
Area code319FIPS code19-02710GNIS feature ID454227[2]

Argyle is an unincorporated community in southwestern Lee County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 91.[3]

It lies along the concurrent Iowa Highways 27 and 394 southwest of the city of Fort Madison, the county seat of Lee County.[4] Its elevation is 679 feet (207 m).[2] Although Argyle is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52619,[5] which opened on 15 March 1885.[6] The community is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The Central Lee Community School District serves the community.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202091—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Transportation

Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, which operates between Los Angeles and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Fort Madison, 19 miles (31 km) to the east.

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Argyle, Iowa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 39.
  5. ^ Zip Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Argyle Post Office
  7. ^ "About Central Lee". Central Lee Community School District. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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