Ardilla, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Ardilla, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Ardilla
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Houston
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:253
Coordinates:31.1417°N -85.1514°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:334
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:113202

Ardilla is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama, United States. Ardilla is located along Alabama State Route 53, 1 mile southeast of Ross Clark Circle in Dothan.

History

Ardilla was named in honor of the wife of the community's first postmaster, Henry Wood.[1] A post office operated under the name Ardilla from 1898 to 1918.[2]

The Ardilla soil series is named for the community.[3]

Demographics

According to the returns from 1850[4] -2010[5] for Alabama, it has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 9 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  2. Web site: Houston County . Jim Forte Postal History . 27 December 2015.
  3. Web site: Ardilla Soil Series. www.nrcs.usda.gov. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. 28 December 2015.
  4. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf, 1850 Census (places)
  5. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf, 2010 AL Census
  6. Web site: US Census Bureau Publications - Census of Population and Housing.