Arabi, Georgia
Location in Crisp County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°50′1″N 83°44′6″W / 31.83361, -83.735
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Crisp
Area
- Total	4.6 sq mi (11.9 km²)
- Land	4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation	440 ft (134 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	456
- Density	99.1/sq mi (38.3/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	31712
Area code(s)	229
FIPS code	13-02564[1]
GNIS feature ID	0331047[2]

Arabi is a town in Crisp County, Georgia, United States. The population was 456 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Arabi is located at 31°50′1″N, 83°44′6″W (31.833473, -83.734912)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²), of which, 4.5 square miles (11.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.95%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 456 people, 185 households, and 120 families residing in the town. The population density was 100.9 people per square mile (39.0/km²). There were 204 housing units at an average density of 45.1/sq mi (17.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 74.78% White, 24.34% African American and 0.88% Asian.

There were 185 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,327, and the median income for a family was $26,750. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $13,281 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,157. About 13.1% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

Famous People from Arabi, Georgia

T. Graham Brown - Country Music Singer (signs entering the city say that Arabi is the boyhood home of T. Graham Brown)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Arabi, Georgia is at coordinates 31°50′01″N 83°44′06″W / 31.833473, -83.734912 (Arabi, Georgia)Coordinates: 31°50′01″N 83°44′06″W / 31.833473, -83.734912 (Arabi, Georgia)

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