Arlington, Georgia

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Arlington is a city in Calhoun and Early counties, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,209.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Arlington was founded in 1873, and was chartered in 1881.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Arlington served as county seat from 1923 to 1929.<ref name="Names">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> The community was named after the Arlington House, the Virginia home of General Robert E. Lee.<ref name="Names" />

Geography

Arlington is located at Template:Coord (31.439461, -84.724835).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is located 46 miles northeast of Dothan, Alabama and 45 miles southwest of Albany. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.24%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> it is located in Calhoun and Early counties and borders Baker County to the east.

Demographics

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**Arlington city, Georgia – Racial and Ethnic Composition**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
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Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	321	214	21.70%	17.70%
Black or African American alone (NH)	1,125	964	76.06%	79.74%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	3	2	0.20%	0.17%
Asian alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.17%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	1	0	0.07%	0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	5	9	0.34%	0.74%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	18	1.62%	1.49%
Total	1,479	1,209	100.00%	100.00%

In 2010, the city's population was 1,479. By the 2020 census, its population declined to 1,209.

Education

On Calhoun County's side of the Calhoun County School District unit, Calhoun County Elementary School (grades K-5) serves Calhoun County, including some students from Arlington, Edison, Leary, and Morgan. Calhoun County Middle/High are in Edison. On Early County's side, all schools belong to the Early County School District; elementary, middle, and high schools are in Blakely, including Early County High School.