Editing Arab, Alabama

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{{short description|City in Alabama, United States}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Arab, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 =
|motto                    = "Proud of our past... embracing the future"
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|image_caption            = Aerial view of Arab
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|image_seal               =
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|map_caption              = Location in Marshall and Cullman counties, Alabama
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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|Counties]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Marshall County, Alabama|Marshall]], [[Cullman County, Alabama|Cullman]]
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|government_footnotes     =
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Bob Joslin
|leader_title1            =
|leader_name1             =
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = December 10, 1892<ref>{{Cite web |title=Municipalities of Alabama Incorporation Dates |url=https://almonline.org/Assets/Files/AboutUs/Alabama_Municipalities_Incorporation_Dates.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225202142/https://almonline.org/Assets/Files/AboutUs/Alabama_Municipalities_Incorporation_Dates.pdf |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |publisher=Alabama League of Municipalities}}</ref>
|named_for                = Arad Thompson
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_01.txt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115051525/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_01.txt |archive-date=November 15, 2023 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |website=Census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
|area_magnitude           =
|area_total_km2           = 34.843
|area_land_km2            = 34.499
|area_water_km2           = 34.454
|area_total_sq_mi         = 13.453
|area_land_sq_mi          = 13.320
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.133
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 8623
|pop_est_as_of            = 2022
|pop_est_footnotes        = <ref name="USCensusEst2022" />
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="2020 Census (City)" />
|population_total         = 8461
|population_density_km2   = 249.9
|population_density_sq_mi = 647
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = −6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = −5
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_m              = 317
|elevation_ft             = 1040
|coordinates              = {{coord|34|19|51|N|86|29|57|W|region:US-AL|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 35016
|area_code                = [[Area codes 256 and 938|256 and 938]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-02116
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2403104<ref name="gnis">{{GNIS|2403104}}</ref>
|blank2_name              = [[Sales tax]]
|blank2_info              = 12.5%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arab (AL) sales tax rate |url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/alabama/cities/arab.html |access-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902055529/https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/alabama/cities/arab.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.arabcity.org/|arabcity.org}}
|footnotes                =
}}
[[File:Arab-Main-St-north-al.jpg|thumb|right|Main Street ([[Alabama State Route 69|SR 69]])]]
'''Arab''' ({{IPAc-en|'|eI|.|r|æ|b|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Arab, Alabama.wav}}) is a city mostly in [[Marshall County, Alabama|Marshall County]], with a portion in [[Cullman County, Alabama|Cullman County]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st01_al/place/p0102116_arab/DC20BLK_P0102116.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Arab city, AL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-26}}</ref> in the northern part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alabama]], located {{convert|10|mi|0}} from [[Guntersville Lake]] and [[Guntersville Dam]], and is included in the [[Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area]]. The population was 8,461 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Arab_city,_Alabama?g=160XX00US0102116 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320012507/https://data.census.gov/profile/Arab_city,_Alabama?g=160XX00US0102116 |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

==History==
What is now Arab was established by Stephen Tuttle Thompson in the 1840s, and was originally known as "Thompson's Village".<ref>James P. Kaetz, "[http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3161 Arab] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902055436/https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/arab/ |date=September 2, 2024 }}," ''Encyclopedia of Alabama'', 2013.</ref> The current name of the town was an unintentional misspelling by the [[United States Postal Service]] in 1882 of the city's intended name, taken from Arad Thompson, the son of the town founder, who had applied for a post office that year. "Arad" was one of three names sent to the [[United States Postal Service|Postal Service]] for consideration, the others being "Ink" and "Bird." Arab has frequently been noted on lists of [[Place names considered unusual|unusual place names]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Parker |first=Quentin |title=Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An Insider's Guide to 201 of the World's Weirdest and Wildest Places |publisher=[[Adams Media]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-1440504549}}</ref>

Arab was incorporated on December 10, 1892.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Foscue |first=Virginia |title=Place Names in Alabama |publisher=[[University of Alabama Press]] |year=1988 |isbn=978-1859092965}}</ref>

Arab was a [[sundown town]], with a sign warning Blacks not to stay in Arab after dark<ref>{{Cite book |last=Loewen |first=James W. |author-link=James W. Loewen |title=Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism |publisher=[[The New Press]] |year=2005 |isbn=156584887X |location=New York |pages=347, 380}}</ref> and, historically, even barring them during the day.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Windham |first=Ben |title=Cullman's 'Sundown Town' Image Worthy of Study |url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/DA/20060305/News/606110354/TL/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102014713/https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/DA/20060305/News/606110354/TL/ |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |access-date=November 2, 2019 |work=[[The Tuscaloosa News]]}}</ref> [[Ku Klux Klan]] material was disseminated in Arab in 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kern |first=Kelsey |title=KKK Propaganda Found in Arab for the Second Time in Months |url=https://whnt.com/2015/12/08/kkk-propaganda-found-in-arab-for-the-second-time-in-months/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102014713/https://whnt.com/2015/12/08/kkk-propaganda-found-in-arab-for-the-second-time-in-months/ |archive-date=November 2, 2019 |access-date=November 2, 2019 |work=[[WHNT-TV]]}}</ref>

==Geography==
Arab is located at an elevation of {{convert|1100|ft}} on top of [[Brindlee Mountain]], near the southwest end of the [[Appalachian Plateau]].<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824085937/https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |access-date=April 23, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The city is primarily in southern Marshall County; a small portion extends south into Cullman County. [[U.S. Route 231]] runs north-to-south through Arab, and [[Alabama State Route 69|State Route 69]] runs east-to-west, through the city's business district. US 231 leads north {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]] and south {{convert|32|mi}} to [[Oneonta, Alabama|Oneonta]], while SR 69 leads east {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Guntersville, Alabama|Guntersville]] and southwest {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Cullman, Alabama|Cullman]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|13.453|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|13.320|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.133|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.99%, are water. The city lies on the [[Tennessee Valley Divide]], with the north side draining either west to Cotaco Creek or east to Shoal Creek, both tributaries of the [[Tennessee River]], while the south half of the city drains to the headwaters of the [[Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River]], part of the [[Tombigbee River]] watershed.

==Demographics==
===City of Arab===
{{US Census population
|1920= 264
|1930= 425
|1940= 640
|1950= 1592
|1960= 2989
|1970= 4399
|1980= 6053
|1990= 6321
|2000= 7174
|2010= 8050
|2020= 8461
|estyear=2022
|estimate=8623
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2024 |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2022 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526141641/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829184404/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |access-date=June 4, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)" />
}}

Arab was incorporated as a town in 1892, but it did not first report a population on the census until the 1920 U.S. Census.<ref>http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/06229686v1-7ch01.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902055428/http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/06229686v1-7ch01.pdf |date=September 2, 2024 }} , p.23</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Arab racial composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0102116&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211210102/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0102116&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |access-date=December 11, 2021 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Number
!Percent
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|7,630
|90.18%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|32
|0.38%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|43
|0.51%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|105
|1.24%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|4
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|343
|4.05%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|304
|3.59%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 8,461 people, 3,484 households, and 2,300 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Arab%20city,%20Alabama%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902055431/https://data.census.gov/table?q=Arab%20city,%20Alabama%20p16&y=2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|635.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,739 housing units.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 8,050 people in 3,359 households, and 2,257 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|620|PD/sqmi}}. There were 3,693 housing units at an average density of {{convert|284.1|sqmi}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 96.6% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. 1.7% were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Of the 3,359 households 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.6% of households were one person and 14.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.92.

The age distribution was 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% 65 or older. The median age was 42.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median household income was $42,435 and the median family income  was $64,432. Males had a median income of $44,401 versus $40,062 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,986. About 13.3% of families and 18.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 7,174 people in 3,012 households, and 2,075 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|561.8|PD/sqmi}}. There were 3,223 housing units at an average density of {{convert|252.4|sqmi}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 98.29% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.18% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.49% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.17% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.66% were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Of the 3,012 households 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 households were one person and 13.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87.

The age distribution was 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% 65 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 household income was $36,716 and the median family income 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.

=== Arab Precinct/Division (1920–) ===
{{US Census population
|1920= 1474
|1930= 1891
|1940= 2249
|1950= 2739
|1960= 6659
|1970= 9008
|1980= 11393
|1990= 12187
|2000= 14220
|2010= 15490
|2020= 15969
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="auto" /><br>2020 Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Arab_CCD,_Marshall_County,_Alabama?g=060XX00US0109590108 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320012507/https://data.census.gov/profile/Arab_CCD,_Marshall_County,_Alabama?g=060XX00US0109590108 |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
}}
Arab Precinct (Marshall County 26th Precinct) first appeared on the 1920 U.S. Census. In 1960, it was changed to the Arab Census Division as part of a general reorganization of counties.<ref>http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721510v1p2ch2.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829231935/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/37721510v1p2ch2.pdf |date=August 29, 2017 }}, 1960 AL Census</ref> The census division only includes the Marshall County portion of the town of Arab. The Cullman County portion is in the Baileyton-Joppa Census Division.<ref>http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102125147/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-2.pdf |date=November 2, 2019 }}, 2010 AL Census</ref>

==Government==
Arab has a mayor-council form of city government consisting of five council members and a mayor. City elections occur every four years. Council seats are at-large and are not associated with districts. [[Arab City Schools]] is the public school district. Arab has its own paid police department. Their fire department has one station, sitting on top of Marshall County 911 center. Both are paid departments.

==Infrastructure==
===Utilities===
Electricity service in Arab is provided through Arab Electric Cooperative, which buys power through the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]]. Water service in Arab is provided through Arab Water Works, which gets water from Browns Creek in [[Guntersville Lake]]. Natural gas is also provided in Arab, through Marshall County Gas District, which is based out of [[Guntersville, Alabama|Guntersville]].

===Transportation===
* [[Image:US 231.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 231]]
* [[Image:Alabama 69.svg|25px]] [[Alabama State Route 69]]

==Education==
Residents are in the [[Arab City Schools|Arab City School District]], regardless of county.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01095_marshall/DC20SD_C01095.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Marshall County, AL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=17 (PDF p. 18/29)|access-date=2024-09-26}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01095_marshall/DC20SD_C01095_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01043_cullman/DC20SD_C01043.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cullman County, AL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|page=6 (PDF p. 7/29)|access-date=2024-09-26}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01043_cullman/DC20SD_C01043_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Liles C. Burke]], judge in the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Campbell |first=Anthony |date=October 17, 2018 |title=Marshall County's Liles Burke Now a Federal Judge |url=https://www.advertisergleam.com/news/marshall-county-s-liles-burke-now-a-federal-judge/article_bb6dc916-f853-523e-a3d3-3b1232eb2c53.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728052333/https://www.advertisergleam.com/news/marshall-county-s-liles-burke-now-a-federal-judge/article_bb6dc916-f853-523e-a3d3-3b1232eb2c53.html |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |access-date=May 20, 2019 |publisher=Advertiser-Gleam}}</ref>
* [[Vernon Derrick]], fiddle and mandolin player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maze |first=Steve |title=Vernon Derrick |url=http://www.arab-today.com/archive_special_feature.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228200720/http://www.arab-today.com/archive_special_feature.htm |archive-date=December 28, 2016 |access-date=November 30, 2014 |website=Arab Today Archives}}</ref>
* [[Fred Nall Hollis]], artist<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=David |date=March 11, 2009 |title=Mary Hollis' friends invited to memorial service Sunday |url=http://www.thearabtribune.com/articles/2009/03/11/news/news7.txt |access-date=November 30, 2014 |website=The Arab Tribune |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902055431/http://www.thearabtribune.com/articles/2009/03/11/news/news7.txt |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Jill King]], singer/songwriter<ref name="allmusic">{{Cite web |last=Cohoon |first=Rick |title=Jill King biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p554208 |access-date=January 7, 2008 |website=[[AllMusic]] |archive-date=September 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902055537/https://mb.moatads.com/yi/v2?ol=0&qn=%604%7BZEYwoqI%24%5BK%2BdLLU)%2CMm~t8!b.%5BMhS%3A15.snxNz3%2B1bmlLntoDUj%7B!%3CFeid%5BOV%7C%2B2x%3D(%3Ce7%25%7DSlx%3Am4%2C..8WLdA1%3BxTiWio8bYLaXBjA%3AmQ)%3CF!tAbjrzJ%3BgoVYGVxc%40lQQV%23tc3%2Fh%7C%3FVKV%3BW5.NO)Wxa%3CE%24%3D!Ivixhk~GefxECSR23_hFAkD%3Dv%3CN%5B.%22%24b_o%3FtVD%5D%5BpN%7CQF%40Sy7%7B%2CNr1U*%26ujMUU9%3C%24kBjqI&tf=1_nMzjG---CSa7H-1SJH-bW7qhB-LRwqH-nMzjG-&vi=111111&rc=1%2C1%2C0%2C5%2C747835005%2C1%2C2%2C0%2Cprobably%2Cprobably&rb=1-rjlubZVuFcEVwRffQmvRGicZ6Z%2BcTnsOSyy9oU9P6JZYWukXqqJkIhT%2FncgZbY1D8fQ%3D&rs=1-uSoJVCEZgVLOGg%3D%3D&sc=1&os=1-Tw%3D%3D&qp=10000&is=BBBBB2BBEYBvGl2BBCBBtUTE1RmsqbKW8BsrBu0rCFE48CRBeeBS2hWTMBBQeQBBn2soYggyUig0CBlWZ0uBBCCCCCCOgRBBiOfnE6Bkg7OxCb8MxOtJYHCBdm5kBhBBC9Y8oBXckXBR76iUUsJBCBBBBBBBBBWBBBj3BBBZeGV2BBBCMciUBBBjgEBBBBBB94UMgTdJMtEcpMBBBQBBBniOccBBBBBB47kNwxBbBBBBBBBBBhcjG6BBJM2L4Bk8BwCBQmIoRBBCzBz1BBCTClBBrbGBC4ehueB57NG9aJeRzBqEKiuwBBBB&iv=8&qt=0&gz=0&hh=0&hn=0&tw=&qc=10&qd=10&qf=1400&qe=783&qh=1400&qg=900&qm=0&qa=800&qb=600&qi=800&qj=600&to=000&vy=ot%24b%5Bh%40%22oDgO%3DLlE6%3AYnIBMwqCf%5D)4%5Dz%2C%5B%26u9L%2F%2F%24b4%5DIAIbzbld%7Dt00%7Ca_BB%3FVxyEO%22zf4%5D%24cr16Zh5YigBghs%7ClTr1W*d%5B4kf%2FLyUoRdByZ%3C99Ks(I%7DY(T0c%7BDQ3MY.NjDby7p%26C&qr=0&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Fartist%2Fjill-king-mn0000331228&pcode=playwireprebidheader597261727146&rx=262494496289&callback=MoatNadoAllJsonpRequest_82421921 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Jack Lively]], Major League Baseball pitcher{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}
* [[Wayne Mills (singer)|Wayne Mills]], country music singer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stein |first=Kelsey |date=December 8, 2013 |title=Slain country musician Wayne Mills' funeral in Arab will be live-streamed online Sunday afternoon |url=http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/12/slain_country_musician_wayne_m.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206091052/http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/12/slain_country_musician_wayne_m.html |archive-date=December 6, 2014 |access-date=November 30, 2014 |website=Alabama Media Group}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of sundown towns in the United States]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.arabcity.org/ City of Arab – Official Website]
* [https://www.arab-chamber.org/ Arab Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://marshallcountyonline.tripod.com/arabhistory.html History of Arab]

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[[Category:Cities in Cullman County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Cities in Marshall County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area]]
[[Category:Populated places established in the 1840s]]
[[Category:1882 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:Sundown towns in Alabama]]