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Arp, Texas
Arp is a city in Smith County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Tyler metropolitan statistical area. According to the United States Census Bureau. The population was 892 in the 2020 census.
The area where the town of Arp now sits was occupied by Caddoan peoples in pre-Columbian periods and was a part of the Treaty of Bowles Village in 1836 that granted Smith and Cherokee counties along with parts of Rusk, Gregg and Van Zandt counties to the Texas Cherokee and twelve associated tribes. The Cherokee War of 1839 forced the Native Americans out. However, the area was again occupied by Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Creek Indians after 1845. The descendants of these people formed the Mount Tabor Indian Community and a number continue to reside in Smith and Rusk counties today.
The settlement that would become Arp was called Bissa, from the Choctaw/Chickasaw word for blackberry, as early as the 1800s. It was later called Jarvis Junction and then Strawberry, after the fruit that was grown in the area. It was finally renamed "Arp" for Bill Arp (pen name of Charles Henry Smith), a Georgia humorist who was nationally known in the late 19th century. Supposedly, the three-letter name was also chosen for its brevity, which allowed local strawberry producers to spend less time hand-marking their crates.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.3 km2), all land.
As of the 2020 census, Arp had a population of 892 and a median age of 37.2 years, with 25.8% of residents under the age of 18 and 16.7% aged 65 or older; there were 87.0 males for every 100 females and 86.0 males for every 100 females age 18 and over.
All 892 residents lived in rural areas while 0% lived in urban areas according to the 2020 census counts.
There were 350 households in Arp, of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 49.1% were married-couple households, 16.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present; 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 407 housing units, of which 14.0% were vacant; among occupied units, 76.6% were owner-occupied and 23.4% were renter-occupied, with a homeowner vacancy rate of 1.8% and a rental vacancy rate of 5.7%.
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Arp, Texas
Arp is a city in Smith County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Tyler metropolitan statistical area. According to the United States Census Bureau. The population was 892 in the 2020 census.
The area where the town of Arp now sits was occupied by Caddoan peoples in pre-Columbian periods and was a part of the Treaty of Bowles Village in 1836 that granted Smith and Cherokee counties along with parts of Rusk, Gregg and Van Zandt counties to the Texas Cherokee and twelve associated tribes. The Cherokee War of 1839 forced the Native Americans out. However, the area was again occupied by Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Creek Indians after 1845. The descendants of these people formed the Mount Tabor Indian Community and a number continue to reside in Smith and Rusk counties today.
The settlement that would become Arp was called Bissa, from the Choctaw/Chickasaw word for blackberry, as early as the 1800s. It was later called Jarvis Junction and then Strawberry, after the fruit that was grown in the area. It was finally renamed "Arp" for Bill Arp (pen name of Charles Henry Smith), a Georgia humorist who was nationally known in the late 19th century. Supposedly, the three-letter name was also chosen for its brevity, which allowed local strawberry producers to spend less time hand-marking their crates.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.3 km2), all land.
As of the 2020 census, Arp had a population of 892 and a median age of 37.2 years, with 25.8% of residents under the age of 18 and 16.7% aged 65 or older; there were 87.0 males for every 100 females and 86.0 males for every 100 females age 18 and over.
All 892 residents lived in rural areas while 0% lived in urban areas according to the 2020 census counts.
There were 350 households in Arp, of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 49.1% were married-couple households, 16.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present; 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 407 housing units, of which 14.0% were vacant; among occupied units, 76.6% were owner-occupied and 23.4% were renter-occupied, with a homeowner vacancy rate of 1.8% and a rental vacancy rate of 5.7%.