Arabi, Louisiana
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Arabi is an unincorporated community located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana on the East Bank of the Mississippi River, adjacent to the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 8,093.
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Geography
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Location of Arabi, Louisiana
Arabi is located at 29°57'27" North, 89°59'56" West (29.957554, -89.998994)Template:GR.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²). 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 16.98% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 8,093 people, 3,474 households, and 2,247 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 1,775.4/km² (4,597.3/mi²). There are 3,688 housing units at an average density of 809.1/km² (2,095.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 95.89% White, 0.89% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.82% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. 5.10% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 3,474 households out of which 22.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% are married couples living together, 11.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% are non-families. 30.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.29 and the average family size is 2.86.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 18.0% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 44 years. For every 100 females there are 87.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $33,937, and the median income for a family is $42,526. Males have a median income of $32,146 versus $24,489 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $19,038. 9.9% of the population and 7.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 12.4% of those under the age of 18 and 8.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
History
Arabi began as the community known as Stockyard Landing, because of the many stockyards and slaughterhouses located there when such facilities were banned within the city limits of New Orleans. Around the turn of the 20th Century, Arabi was the home of many gambling halls along Friscoville Street, again because such places had been banned in the city limits. These establishments continued to operate until the early 1950s, when they were shut down by local law enforcement.
The St. Bernard Voice, a local paper, began publishing in the late 19th century, and still is produced from a small building on Mehle Street, near the Mississippi river in what was the original settlement. Most of the area was declared a Historical District in the 1970s, including the remains of the Lebeau Plantation, as well as the original St. Bernard Jail.