Ardilla is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Houston County,

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, United States. Ardilla is located along

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, 1 mile southeast of Ross Clark Circle in

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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

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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

Unincorporated communities in Houston County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{HoustonCountyAL-geo-stub