Argyle, New York
| Argyle | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Washington County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 43°14′10″N 73°29′27″W / 43.23611°N 73.49083°WCoordinates: 43°14′10″N 73°29′27″W / 43.23611°N 73.49083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Washington |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.8 sq mi (150 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,782 |
| • Density | 65/sq mi (25/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| Website | www |
Argyle is a town in Washington County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 3,782 at the 2010 census. The town was named by its many early settlers from Scotland after Argyllshire.
The town of Argyle has the village called Argyle within its borders.
Argyle is the largest dry town in New York State.
The town was formed from the Argyll Patent of 1764 while still in Albany County, Province of New York and became a town in Charlotte County when it was created March 24, 1772. Following the American Revolution, in 1784 the State of New York renamed Charlotte County as Washington County. Since many of the original settlers were from Argyll, Scotland, they adopted the name of their native land to the town. Although population growth was slow, the town was the most populous in the county by 1790.
In 1803, part of the town was used to establish the new Town of Greenwich.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 57.8 square miles (149.7 km²), of which, 56.7 square miles (146.8 km²) of it is land and 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²) of it (1.92%) is water.
NY Route 40 is a north-south highway in the town.
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