Argos (Indiana)

Marshall County

18-02044

Argos is a town with 1,613 inhabitants ( 2000) in Marshall County of the U.S. state of Indiana.

Geography

Argos is located at 41 degrees 14 ' 16 "( 41.237732 ) north latitude and 86 degrees 14' 46" ( 86.245976 ) west longitude. The city has a total area of ​​1.8 km ², which are completely land area.

Population

The Census Bureau is facing for 2000 1.613 inhabitants, 615 households, and 432 families. The population density is 896.1 inhabitants per km ². 98.57 % of the population are white, while 1.3% of Latin American descent. 30.8 % of the population is younger than 18 years, 8.8% is 18-24 years, 30.4% is 25-44, 19.2% is 45-64 and 10.8% is 65 years or older.

The average income per household in Argos is $ 35,500, a family earns on average $ 41,190. Men earn on average $ 34,286 compared to women who earn an average of only $ 21,250. The median income per capita is $ 15,643. 11.5 % of the population is under the poverty line.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Dwight Winenger ( b. 1936 ), composer, painter and sculptor