Argyle is a town in Osage and Maries counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 144 at the 2020 census.
The Osage County part of Argyle is part of the Jefferson City Metropolitan Area.
History
A post office called Argyle has been in operation since 1904. Argyle was named after the region of Argyll, in Scotland. A variant name was "Campbell's Switch".
Geography
Argyle is located in southern Osage County, within one-half mile of the Osage-Maries county line. A small area extends south of the county line into Maries County along Missouri routes T and AA. Argyle is on the north side of Loose Creek, approximately west of the Maries River. It is on Missouri Route T, and Koeltztown lies about to the north. Vienna is about to the southeast in Maries County, and Jefferson City, the state capital, is to the northwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land,
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 162 people, 75 households, and 42 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 81 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
There were 75 households, of which 18.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 1.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.0% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.93.
The median age in the village was 42 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.4% were from 25 to 44; 22.8% were from 45 to 64; and 25.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.
2000 census
As of the census
The portion in Maries County is in the Maries County R-I School District<!--UNI 30870-->.
Notable person
- Wilbur L. Creech, U.S. Air Force general