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'''Argyle''' is a city in [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]], [[Texas]], United States, with a population of 5,503 as of 2022.<ref name=":0" /> It is a [[suburb]] of [[Fort Worth]].

==History==
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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 (outlaw)|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 mill]]s, 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.

The [[Great Depression]] took its toll on the Argyle area, and the population declined to only ninety in 1950. Argyle incorporated as a separate city on September 19, 1960, with M.H. Wilson as the first mayor. Gradually the town grew in population as more people from the [[Dallas–Fort Worth]] area discovered its rural charm. By the 1970s a number of retail establishments were located in Argyle, and the population reached 1,575 in 1990, and doubled from that figure to 3,282 at the 2010 census. The high rate of growth is expected to continue as part of the general development of northern areas in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|29.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|29.5|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|disp=flip|2}}, or 0.41%, is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Argyle city, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 28, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1970 = 443
| 1980 = 1111
| 1990 = 1575
| 2000 = 2365
| 2010 = 3282
| 2020 = 4403
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 5859
| estref = 
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}

<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Argyle racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4803768&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,759
|85.37%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|35
|0.79%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|24
|0.55%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|35
|0.79%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|7
|0.16%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|191
|4.34%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|352
|7.99%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,403'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,403 people, 1,582 households, and 1,301 families residing in the city.

==Education and local notes==
The [[Argyle Independent School District]] serves the town of Argyle and neighboring areas. The district contains five schools: Hilltop Elementary (grades PreK–5), Argyle West Elementary (grades PreK–5), intermediate (grade 6), middle (grades 7–8), and a high school (grades 9–12). [[Argyle High School]] is in classification 4A D1 for UIL.  In addition, [[Liberty Christian School (Argyle, Texas)|Liberty Christian School]] is also located in Argyle, offering grades PK3–12.

Argyle has established a police department and a municipal [[court]], and has a low [[crime]] rate. The town sponsored an annual [[bluegrass music]] festival, but this ended in 2012.

==Notable people==
* [[JoJo Fletcher]], Reality Star of the Bachelorette/Bachelor
* [[Walt Garrison]], former professional football player for the [[Dallas Cowboys]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.argyletx.com/ Town of Argyle official website]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hja12|name=Argyle}}

{{Denton County, Texas}}
{{Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex}}
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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Denton County, Texas]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1881]]
[[Category:1881 establishments in Texas]]