Argos is a town in

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and

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townships, Marshall County,

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, 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 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. 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. On November 6, 1856, the town of Fremont, adjoining the town of 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 in the school house for anyone interested in the formation of a new township. The purpose of the meeting was to consolidate Sidney and Fremont, select a name for the township, and appoint a suitable person to be the trustee. The names that were offered up for the town were Argos, Noble, and Richland. Noble was withdrawn. The vote total was Argos 12, Richland 8, and thus Argos became the name for the consolidated towns. 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. The town of Argos was incorporated in the state law in December 1869. The Argos Downtown Historic District was listed on the

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in 2001.

Geography

Argos is located at (41.237732, -86.245976). According to the 2010 census, Argos has a total area of , of which (or 99.15%) is land and (or 0.85%) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 1,691 people, 642 households, and 443 families residing in the town. The

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was . There were 724 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 94.9%

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, 0.3%

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, 0.5%

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, 0.2% Asian, 2.0% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races.

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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

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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.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 1,613 people, 615 households, and 432 families residing in the town. The

was 1378.6 people per square mile. There were 669 housing units at an average density of 576.7 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 98.57%

, 0.19%

, 0.06%

, 0.12% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population. There were 615 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were

living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.18. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,000, and the median income for a family was $41,190. Males had a median income of $34,286 versus $21,250 for females. The

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for the town was $15,643. About 8.6% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the

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, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.

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

References

External links

Town of Argos
{{Authority control Towns in Marshall County, Indiana Towns in Indiana