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Arab, AL - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Arab  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Arab Home page. The Arab Home page provides as much information as possible on Arab. Knowing Arab’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Arab’s Home page, you will also find Arab’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Arab has a population of 8405. 48.7% of Arab’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.3 are female. 51.4% of Arab is married and 68.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $153,827, and the average rent is $593. Household median income in Arab is $48,391, and the individual median income is $27,637. Arab’s Ethnic is the following: White(91.5%), Hispanic(5.7%), Multiple(3.7%), Other(2.2%), Asian(1.5%), Black(0.8%), Native(0.4%).


What is now Arab was established by Stephen Tuttle Thompson in the 1840s, and was originally known as "Thompson's Village". The current name of the town was an unintentional misspelling by the U.S. 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 Postal Service for consideration, the others being "Ink" and "Bird." Arab has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.Arab was incorporated in 1892.Arab was a sundown town, with a sign warning African Americans not to stay in Arab after dark and, historically, even barring them during the day.


Ku Klux Klan material has been disseminated multiple times in Arab in recent years.Arab was one of the towns reaching contact with the 2011 Super Outbreak of tornado activity.


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