Argos

History

In 1833, Sidney Williams arrived in the area which is now Marshall County and purchased of land on the present day site of Argos. Mr. Williams built a tavern, an inn, and helped build a section of Michigan Road. Mr. Williams sold his land to Clark Bliven, the man who built the courthouse on the Williams's land. This local place of rest was not considered a town until some time later. On January 8, 1851, John Pleak and Marquis L. Smith, laid out the town of Sidney, which is the predecessor to Argos. The town of Sidney was named in honor of Sidney Williams. In 1854, the post office was removed from Sidney through political manipulations. Schuyler Colfax, the congressman in the district, was asked to name the post office. He had a great interest in Greek history, which led him to name the post office "Argos" after the ancient Greek city made famous in the Iliad of Homer. On November 6, 1856, the town of Fremont, adjoining the town of Sidney, was laid out by Joseph H. Rhodes. Fremont was named after Col. John C. Fremont, who on November 6, 1856, won the Republican candidate for president. On May 21, 1859, a meeting was held in the school house for anyone interested in the formation of a new township. The purpose of the meeting was to consolidate Sidney and Fremont, select a name for the township, and appoint a suitable person to be the trustee. The names that were offered up for the town were Argos, Noble, and Richland. Noble was withdrawn. The vote total was Argos 12, Richland 8, and thus Argos became the name for the consolidated towns. The commissioners ordered the Township to be called Walnut Township due to the abundance of walnut trees in the area. John A. Rhodes and Charles Brown were proposed for trustee. Rhodes won by a vote of 18 to 4. The town of Argos was…

Geography

Argos is located at (41.237732, -86.245976). According to the 2010 census, Argos has a total area of , of which (or 99.15%) is land and (or 0.85%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Plymouth High School
  High · Plymouth · 1,078 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Triton Elementary School
  Elementary · Bourbon · 528 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Lincoln Junior High School
  Middle · Plymouth · 510 students · 13.4:1 ratio
• Riverside Intermediate
  Middle · Plymouth · 474 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• Culver Community Middle/High Sch
  High · Culver · 425 students · 11.5:1 ratio
• Triton Jr-Sr High School
  High · Bourbon · 418 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Culver Elementary School
  Elementary · Culver · 415 students · 13:1 ratio
• Argos Community Elementary
  Elementary · Argos · 358 students · 14.9:1 ratio