Ardilla, Alabama

Ardilla is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama, United States. Ardilla is located along U.S. Route 84, 15.2 miles (24.5 km) east-southeast of Dothan.

Ardilla, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Ardilla
Ardilla
Coordinates: 31°08′30″N 85°09′05″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyHouston
Elevation
253 ft (77 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)334
GNIS feature ID113202[1]

History

Ardilla was named in honor of the wife of the community's first postmaster, Henry Wood.[2] A post office operated under the name Ardilla from 1898 to 1918.[3]

The Ardilla soil series is named for the community.[4]

Demographics

According to the returns from 1850[5]-2010[6] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[7]

References
  1. "Ardilla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Houston County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. "Ardilla Soil Series". www.nrcs.usda.gov. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  6. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  7. http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html


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