Editing Arabi, Georgia

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'''Arabi''' is a town in [[Crisp County, Georgia|Crisp County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. As of 2020 its population was 447.

==History==
The first permanent settlement at Arabi was made in 1888.<ref name="Names">{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/a.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=6 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> According to tradition, the name "Arabi"  was coined after a local surname.<ref name="Names" /> The town was chartered in 1891.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/crisp-county | title=Arabi | encyclopedia=New Georgia Encyclopedia | accessdate=March 31, 2018}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1900= 505
|1910= 433
|1920= 532
|1930= 452
|1940= 388
|1950= 376
|1960= 303
|1970= 305
|1980= 376
|1990= 433
|2000= 456
|2010= 586
|2020= 447
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 456 people, 185 households, and 120 families residing in the town. By the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 447.

==Geography==
Arabi is located in southern Crisp County at {{coord|31|50|1|N|83|44|6|W|type:city}} (31.833473, -83.734912).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 41 in Georgia|U.S. Route 41]] passes through the center of the town as Bedgood Avenue, leading north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Cordele, Georgia|Cordele]], the county seat, and south {{convert|10|mi}} to [[Ashburn, Georgia|Ashburn]]. [[Interstate 75 (Georgia)|Interstate 75]] passes through the eastern side of the town, with access from Exit 92, and leads north {{convert|73|mi}} to [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] and south {{convert|75|mi}} to [[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Arabi has a total area of {{convert|16.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|16.3|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|km2|disp=flip}}, or 1.81%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1302564| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182243/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1302564| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Arabi town, Georgia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=July 31, 2014}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[T. Graham Brown]], country music singer

==See also==
* [[List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Arabi, Georgia}}
* {{official website|http://cityofarabi.com}}
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[[Category:Towns in Crisp County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Towns in Georgia (U.S. state)]]