Arab, Alabama
Location in Marshall County and the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 34°19′40″N 86°29′55″W / 34.32778, -86.49861
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Marshall, Cullman
Government
- Mayor	Frank Lee Cox
Area
- Total	12.9 sq mi (33.3 km²)
- Land	12.8 sq mi (33.1 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation	1,089 ft (332 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	7,174
- Density	556.1/sq mi (215.4/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	35016
Area code(s)	256
FIPS code	01-02116
GNIS feature ID	0113194
Website: http://www.arabcity.org Official Web Site

Arab is a city in Cullman and Marshall Counties in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The name of the city is pronounced "AY-rab" and was an unintentional misspelling by the US Postal Service, in 1882, of the city's intended name, taken from the son, Arad Thompson, of founder Stephen Tuttle Thompson. Two other names for the city were sent to the US Postal Service for consideration. They were Ink and Bird. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 7,174. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 7,498. [1]

Geography

Arab is located on top of Brindlee Mountain at 34°19′40″N, 86°29′55″W (34.327863, -86.498613)^[1].

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.9 square miles (33.3 km²), of which, 12.8 square miles (33.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.62%) is water.

Elevation: 1,100 feet

Government

Arab, Alabama has a mayor-council form of city government consisting of 5 council members and a mayor. City elections occur every four years, coinciding with the presidential elections. Council seats are at-large and are not associated with districts.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 7,174 people, 3,012 households, and 2,075 families residing in the city. The population density was 561.8 people per square mile (216.9/km²). There were 3,223 housing units at an average density of 252.4/sq mi (97.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.29% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.66% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,012 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,716, and the median income for a family was $45,761. Males had a median income of $32,425 versus $24,265 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,035. About 8.2% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Jill King, country music artist
• Monica Potter, actress

References

External links

• Current Weather In Arab, AL
• Official Site
• Arab Chamber of Commerce
• History of Arab

• Arab, Alabama is at coordinates 34°19′40″N 86°29′55″W / 34.327863, -86.498613 (Arab, Alabama)Coordinates: 34°19′40″N 86°29′55″W / 34.327863, -86.498613 (Arab, Alabama)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Cullman County, Alabama
County seat: Cullman
Cities	Arab | Cullman | Hanceville
Towns	Baileyton | Bremen | Colony | Dodge City | Fairview | Garden City | Good Hope | Holly Pond | South Vinemont | West Point

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Marshall County, Alabama
County seat: Guntersville
Cities	Albertville | Arab | Boaz | Guntersville
Towns	Douglas | Grant | Union Grove
Community	Horton