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

Argyle, Iowa
Argyle is located in Iowa
Argyle
Argyle
Location in Iowa
Argyle is located in the United States
Argyle
Argyle
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°31′54″N 91°33′59″W / 40.53167°N 91.56639°W / 40.53167; -91.56639
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyLee
Area
 • 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 code319
FIPS code19-02710
GNIS feature ID454227[2]

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 MadisonKeokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Demographics edit

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

Transportation edit

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 edit

  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.