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.
History
Ardilla was named in honor of the wife of the community's first postmaster, Henry Wood. A post office operated under the name Ardilla from 1898 to 1918.
The Ardilla soil series is named for the community.
Demographics
According to the returns from 1850-2010 for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.
References
- ^ "Ardilla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Houston County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "Ardilla Soil Series". www.nrcs.usda.gov. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
- ^ http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
- ^ "US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing".
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