Arp, Texas
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| Coordinates: 32°13′33″N 95°3′19″W / 32.22583°N 95.05528°WCoordinates: 32°13′33″N 95°3′19″W / 32.22583°N 95.05528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Smith |
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| • Total | 2.5 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.5 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 495 ft (151 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 970 |
| • Density | 390/sq mi (150/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 75750 |
| Area code(s) | 903 |
| FIPS code | 48-04156 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1329695 |
Arp is a city in Smith County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Tyler, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau. The population was 970 in the 2010 census.
The settlement now known as Arp was originally called Strawberry. The town was renamed for Bill Arp (pen name of Charles Henry Smith), a Georgia humorist who was nationally known in the late 19th century. The new name was supposedly chosen for its brevity, which allowed local strawberry producers to spend less time hand-marking their crates. Before Strawberry it was called Jarvis Junction, but the first settlement in the area known now as Arp was called Bissa (the Choctaw/Chickasaw word for Blackberry) as early as the 1700s
Arp is located at 32°13′33″N 95°3′19″W / 32.22583°N 95.05528°W (32.225794, -95.055140).
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 census of 2010, there were 970 people, 361 households, and 259 families residing in the city. The population density was 367.6 people per square mile (142.0/km²). There were 405 housing units at an average density of 165.2 per square mile (63.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.34% White, 3.22% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.44% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.55% of the population.
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