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Argyle, Texas

Argyle, Texas
City
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Location of Argyle in Denton County, Texas
Location of Argyle in Denton County, Texas
Coordinates: 33°6′59″N 97°11′8″W / 33.11639°N 97.18556°W / 33.11639; -97.18556Coordinates: 33°6′59″N 97°11′8″W / 33.11639°N 97.18556°W / 33.11639; -97.18556
Country United States
State Texas
County Denton
Area
 • Total 11.4 sq mi (29.6 km2)
 • Land 11.4 sq mi (29.5 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 699 ft (213 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,282
 • Density 290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 76226
Area code(s) 940
FIPS code 48-03768
GNIS feature ID 1329667
Website www.argyletx.com

Argyle is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, with a population of 3,282 as of the 2010 census. It is a suburb of Fort Worth. The master-planned community of Lantana shares the Argyle mailing address.

The first European settlement, consisting of a few families, occurred in the Argyle area in the 1850s. The place was then known as Pilot Knob or Waintown. The settlement gradually acquired a few amenities in the late 1800s: a school in 1875, a Baptist church in 1876, and a post office in 1878. The community was formally founded and renamed Argyle in 1881, after the Texas and Pacific railroad built a track through the area. Some believe a railroad surveyor named the town after a garden in France. However, others believe the town to be named after the region of Argyll in Scotland. Also around this time was when Sam Bass, an infamous outlaw who stole $60,000 in gold coins from the Union Pacific Railroad, was rumored to have stashed the gold in a cave. Sam Bass died when he was 27, and it was rumored he never lived to retrieve the gold.

Growth was very slow during the nineteenth century, and by 1890 Argyle only had a population of 148. The town did boast several agriculture-related industries, such as grist mills, general stores, and a cotton gin. In 1885 Argyle built a two-story brick school, and population grew until it reached 238 in 1930. A bank was also established in 1906, a little red brick building with a drugstore in the front. The bank wasn't around long before it was robbed in 1912. The robbers made away with $1700 and were never caught. Electricity and telephone service became available in the mid-1930s.


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