Editing Arbela, Missouri

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'''Arbela''' is a village in [[Scotland County, Missouri|Scotland County]], [[Missouri]], United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 24.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=redistricting&g=1600000US2901576&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1&hidePreview=true|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Arbela was originally named "North Perryville", and under the latter name was [[plat]]ted in 1858.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_scotland.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070408/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_scotland.html |archivedate=June 24, 2016 |url-status=live |title=Scotland County Place Names, 1928–1945 |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=December 23, 2016 }}</ref>  With the coming of the Keokuk & Western Railroad some years later, the town was resurveyed and the present name chosen.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RfAuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA362 | title=How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | author=Eaton, David Wolfe | year=1916 | pages=362}}</ref> It was named for the [[Battle for Arbela]] in which [[Alexander the Great]] defeated the Persian Army.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y4F1AAAAMAAJ&q=American+place-names%3B+a+concise+and+selective+dictionary+for+the+continental+United+States+of+America | title=American Place-names: A Concise and Selective Dictionary for the Continental United States of America | isbn=978-0-19-500121-1 | last1=Stewart | first1=George R. | date=1970 | publisher=Oxford University Press }}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=July 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 144
|1890= 122
|1900= 169
|1910= 131
|1920= 121
|1930= 106
|1940= 90
|1950= 87
|1960= 70
|1970= 70
|1980= 67
|1990= 40
|2000= 40
|2010= 41
|2020= 24
|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>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 8, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 41 people, 20 households, and 13 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|455.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 25 housing units at an average density of {{convert|277.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 2.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 20 households, of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.23.

The median age in the village was 49.5 years. 17.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 0% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 39.1% were from 45 to 64; and 19.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 46.3% male and 53.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 40 people, 17 households, and 13 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|451.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 20 housing units at an average density of {{convert|225.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].

There were 17 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 41.2% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% 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 2.90.

In the town the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 37.5% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 150.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $21,667 versus $13,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,853. None of the families and 33.5% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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{{Scotland County, Missouri}}

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[[Category:Villages in Scotland County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Villages in Missouri]]